Keir Starmer defends praising Thatcher in pitch for Tories - eviltoast
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    11 months ago

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    In a clear pitch to Conservative voters, Sir Keir highlighted immigration and small boat crossings in his article as “matters of serious public concern”.

    Later on Sunday, Sir Keir told Broadcasting House that the point of his article was to compare what he described as the “drift” of recent years with the “sense of mission” of previous leaders.

    “The point I am making in that article is that you can distinguish political leaders, certainly in the post war period, into those that had a plan and a sense of mission, and those that drifted essentially.”

    Responding to Sir Keir’ comments, Labour MP Ian Byrne - a member of the parliamentary Socialist Campaign Group - said Baroness Thatcher’s legacy was “inequality, hunger, destitution and misery”.

    In his article in the traditionally conservative Sunday Telegraph - Sir Keir sought to highlight how Labour had changed from the party of 2019 under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

    Health Secretary Victoria Atkins accused Sir Keir of trying to “ride on the coattails” of Baroness Thatcher’s success.


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