“Labour Are Painting Sunak As Out Of Touch” | Sir Keir Starmer Delivers First Election Speech

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “fight for you” and show that Labour is ready to lead.

In a speech in West Sussex, Starmer talked about Labour’s focus on “economic security, border security, and national security.” He spoke to undecided voters, saying, “Yes, you can trust us. I’ve changed this party.”

He shared a story from Wolverhampton about a couple who had to cancel plans for a second child and a new home because of the mortgage crisis after Liz Truss’s mini-budget. He promised, “A Labour government won’t let that happen to working people.”

He slammed the Conservatives for losing “control of the economy” and making people “pay the price.” He dismissed Rishi Sunak’s claims of economic recovery as “disrespectful,” noting that taxes are the highest since World War II.

Starmer mocked Sunak’s plan to bring back National Service as a “teenage Dad’s Army,” calling it a desperate move. He highlighted the choice in the election: “Levelling up with Labour or more chaos with the Tories.”

He further slammed Sunak’s leadership, saying the Rwanda policy is a failure and that “Sunak knew it wouldn’t work but was too weak to oppose it.”

On international issues, Starmer urged Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to “stop” the offensive in western Rafah, calling the scenes “horrifying.”

Starmer said the election would focus on the “cost of living and the NHS,” accusing the Tories of giving up on levelling up. He also dismissed claims he is “too tired” for the campaign, saying he is fully capable at 61, compared to the 44-year-old Sunak.

Peter Cardwell speaks with the former advisor to Sir Tony Blair, John McTernan.

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[allencameron]

Politicians calling each other out of touch. pot kettle black

[deltadom]

Sunak is out of touch and so is sir beer starmer as it cost £121, 467 just to become an MP we don't have a democracy we have an aristocracy

[NPC--]

Both parties (actually all the main parties) are out of touch

[paulburns]

If only Starmer had put Jimmy Saville out of touch. Nefarious creep.

[kenmay]

He is so out of touch that he appointed Lord Cameron of Greensill as Foreign Minister. Crazy

[Rts]

He is out of touch all the Tories are .. trust is gone with the Tories they cannot be trusted ever again .. they don't deserve power

[crackjoker-ybjp]

Voting for Labour is voting for open borders and a quadrupling of energy bills. Tories are not much better.

[peterbryant]

Starmer does not know what a woman is and he says Sunak is out of touch.

[YaseenPatel-od]

Out of Touch, out of sense, out of sight 😂😂😂

[roypowell]

Starmer is obviously speaking from experience....🤔

[oldshiny]

sorry not voting for a vague idea, you want my i ... we ... want details . Not some fantasy idea written on the bag of a cig packet

[nadeemakbar]

Sunak or our party totally failed government. Uk people dont like sunak or our party. Sunak fim is finished

[HuplesCat]

Sunak is clearly both out of touch and out to lunch. He’s not being painted as useless. He is useless

[PanglossDr]

Out of touch is the least of Sunak's failings.

[gammakeraulophon]

Yeah well... Labour (especially Starmer) are utterly out of 'touch' also.
Starmer is some puppetised gimmit.

[StevenLocklin]

He is out of touch and soon, out of Downing Street.

[AyebeeMk]

ANother of Blairs cronies pops up! where do they keep hiding! Along with Starmer, tarred with the same brush!

[Cherrytune]

Labour are correct Sunk is out of touch!

[brendahulse]

Dont trust the Tories or Labour same party different name.

[johnholkham]

What a Billionaire out of touch with working people I’m sure he goes round turning the heating off in Winter to save gas.