Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun defends allowing a memorial for the Ayatollah in a council building as a matter of "free speech." Mark Levy accused Mayor Ned Mannoun of "stark-raving madness" for defending a terrorist memorial in a taxpayer-funded hall under the guise of free speech.

The clash turned explosive as Levy dismantled the Mayor's claim that Premier Chris Minns has a "fetish" for attacking Muslims, labeling the Mayor's defense of the event as "beyond the pale."