Overview
- In a pre–Remembrance Sunday segment on Good Morning Britain, 100-year-old Royal Navy veteran Alec Penstone said the wartime sacrifices of his friends "weren't worth the result."
- He stated that the freedom he fought for is now "a darn sight worse" than when he served, speaking as a D‑Day and Arctic convoys veteran.
- Co-hosts Kate Garraway and Adil Ray appeared unsettled and moved to end the interview after brief follow-ups.
- The clip went viral, and opinion outlets including American Thinker, The Spectator and Express recast his remarks into broader arguments about immigration, elite failure and national decline.
- Recent articles add no new facts or official responses, with Express additionally quoting Penstone feeling "very low" on Remembrance Day and blaming politicians.