Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak will be a 'weak' PM 'who will have to put party first and country second'

Sir Keir Starmer has mentioned that Rishi Sunak will likely be a “weak” Prime Minister who will at all times need to put the pursuits of the Tory Celebration earlier than these of the nation.

Addressing the shadow cupboard, the Labour chief mentioned Mr Sunak has solely ever fought one management election battle his total life when he “received thrashed” by Liz Truss.

“Rishi Sunak stabbed Boris Johnson within the again when he thought he may get his job. And in the identical method, he'll now try to disown the Tory file of current years and up to date months and faux that he's a brand new broom,” Sir Keir mentioned, in line with a readout of the assembly.

“However he was additionally the chancellor who left Britain going through the bottom development of any developed nation, the very best inflation and tens of millions of individuals fearful about their payments.

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"And now he plans to make working individuals pay the value for the Tories’ crashing the economic system.

“Rishi Sunak is a weak Prime Minister who must put his occasion first and the nation second. His first message yesterday was about the necessity to save the Tory Celebration, not serve the nation.”

Sir Keir acknowledged the Tories may anticipate a “bounce” within the opinion polls however mentioned he had at all times identified Labour’s enormous lead in current polling was not more than an “gratifying story”.

The Labour chief additionally welcomed the importance of the primary Prime Minister of British-Asian origin taking the reins in No 10.

However he criticised Mr Sunak’s politics, insisting he'll “not ship for working individuals”, Labour mentioned.

A readout of the assembly continued: “Keir Starmer spoke to shadow cupboard this morning and welcomed the importance of Britain having our first British-Asian Prime Minister.

“Extra broadly, the Labour chief mentioned that Rishi Sunak has solely ever fought one management election battle his total life and ‘received thrashed’ by Liz Truss. And no marvel he doesn’t wish to combat a normal election.”

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