Sir Keir Starmer has ordered his shadow cabinet to redouble Labor’s aggressive campaign to link Rishi Sunak directly to a string of political failures.
On Tuesday, the party will launch a new series of commercials accusing the prime minister of not wanting to cut taxes for “working people.”
The opposition leader decided to continue the controversial tactics despite accusations of inflammatory and unfair rhetoric, including from some of his colleagues.
Nearly half of the members of the shadow cabinet have refused to share the ad for the attack, which claims Sunak doesn’t care about bringing dangerous criminals to justice, while shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is said to be unhappy with the campaign.
In a letter to his senior leadership on Monday evening, Sir Keir emphasized the importance of personally blaming the prime minister for the shortcomings of the government.
He wrote: “Rishi Sunak is the chief architect of decisions favoring the wealthiest and the government’s failure to rein in the economy and stimulate growth. The Prime Minister is the chancellor who brought Britain into a pandemic so fragile that we have suffered the worst economic blow of any major economy. He squandered public funds, handing out billions to swindlers at every turn.
Sir Keir concluded, “Voters should know that Rishi Sunak’s fingerprints lie in all their sprawling family budgets.”
The party’s new campaign image, which has been circulating on social media since today, reads: “Do you think it’s right to raise taxes on workers when your family gets a tax bill?” Rishi Sunak knows.”
Diane Abbott has become the latest high-profile Labor figure to criticize the allegations of a crime. She tweeted: “Do people want a party that posts photos of an Indian prime minister claiming he doesn’t want sex offenders going to jail?”
Write to daily mail, Sir Keir defended his approach despite opposition. He said: “Over the past decade, we have become a country where villains, gangs and monsters mock our justice system and make the lives of decent people miserable. I refuse to support it or call it what it is.”
Emily Thornberry, Attorney General for The Shadow, insisted it was fair to charge Mr. Sunak with unjustifiably lenient prison sentences. She said time radio: “The prime minister is ultimately the leader of the Conservative Party, which has been in power for 13 years and in that time the criminal justice system has collapsed. So yes, he is ultimately responsible, he is ultimately responsible.
“In my opinion, if someone is responsible for something, if they can do something about it, and if the statement about the attack is based on objective facts, why should we apologize? I mean, more importantly, is anything being done?
Shadow Health Minister Wes Streeting added: “We should be more offended by Tory’s shocking 13-year failure to fight crime than by Labor’s attempts to expose and stop it.”
Labor’s controversial attack on Mr Sunak has been portrayed by members of Sir Keir’s inner circle as an attempt to ensure the prime minister cannot escape the divisive legacy of 13 years of Conservative government.
The original social media ad read: “Do you think adults convicted of child sexual abuse should go to jail? Rishi Sunak, no,” was reportedly compiled by some of the opposition leader’s key aides.
MPs blamed Labor campaign manager Morgan McSweeney, while campaign manager Deborah Mattinson is also under fire.
But the shadow ministers said I They supported a campaign to link Mr. Sunak to his party’s track record, despite the fact that he only became an MP in 2015 and only spent a few months leading the Conservatives. One of them said: “In one election, the Conservative prime minister must answer for 13 years of Conservative rule.”
Another leader added: “I’m so sick of them constantly looking for headlines when everything in justice is in shambles.”
Sir Keir’s inner circle had long antagonized MPs even before Labor began to rise in the polls last fall. Even now, some party members feel the chairman’s team is too defensive and hasn’t done enough to instill a positive vision in voters.
Source: I News
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