now, the leader of the labour party sir keir starmer has been speaking to the bbc in a wide—ranging interview to mark the start of the 202a, a year in which we�*re expecting there to be a general election here in the uk. the prime minister has said it is likely to take place later this year. speaking to laura kuenssberg the leader of the opposition addressed questions about the war in the middle east and the latest strike on houthi rebels but laura started by asking him about the breaking news this hour, the death of four migrants trying to cross the english channel from france. my first reaction is a human reaction, this is a tragic loss of life, there will be family members and friends grieving at the awful way in which these four individuals lost their lives. i don�*t know the details, in a sense we don�*t need to know the details, to lose your life in a small dinghy or boat in the winter sea in the channel is just awful and i�*m sure that is where everybody