Drawing comparisons between Ireland and Palestine, Mary Lou McDonald mentioned the Irish folks had a deep and widespread affiliation with Palestinians for historic and up to date causes.

Comments by Suella Braverman present the UK authorities is “at sea and ignorant” on Irish affairs and the Middle East, Sinn Fein’s president has mentioned.

Mary Lou McDonald has accused the Tories of “gratuitous insult” after the house secretary mentioned pro-Palestinian “hate marches” have been of the kind “we are more used to seeing in Northern Ireland”.

The girl hoping to be the following Taoiseach – Ireland’s prime minister – was talking completely to Sky News on the eve of her celebration’s annual convention.

Ms McDonald mentioned: “I think it demonstrates the extent to which the Tory government, and she perhaps in particular, are at sea and ignorant of Irish affairs and also … the distance between the Tory government and such a huge number of people in England and right across Britain.

“They have been extraordinary, they have been to say the least unhelpful, in as a lot as in the long run they’re a distraction from a scenario that would not be extra critical.

“I think it would suit her better and the government better to join with others and call for a ceasefire.

“It strikes me that the federal government in London is admittedly at this stage a little bit of a previous grasp at gratuitous insult.

“If the idea is simply to create division or arouse controversy, well then she has achieved those objectives.”

Ms McDonald mentioned Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer was “wrong on both questions” of a ceasefire within the Middle East and the timing of a referendum on Irish unity.

Drawing comparisons between Ireland and Palestine, Ms McDonald mentioned the Irish folks had a deep and widespread affiliation with Palestinians for historic and up to date causes.

She mentioned: “Ireland is non-aligned and militarily neutral, but we are not neutral when it comes to the issue of international law and we’re not neutral when it comes to the right of Palestinian people to self-determination.

“We’re not impartial once we say that Israel have to be held to account for many years, generations of human rights violations.

“We also recognise that to get to a place of peace and settlement, you do have to have an inclusive process. We’ve learned that in Ireland, haven’t we?

“That’s the one factor that works.”