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Sir Keir Starmer is likely to try to highlight the Conservative party’s economic policies, particularly under Liz Truss’s short term in power, in the upcoming TV debate. I I understand.
The Labour leader will go head-to-head with rival Conservative leader Rishi Sunak in his first televised debate on Tuesday and is expected to attack the Conservative party’s management of the country’s finances, particularly in recent years.
Labour insiders say Sir Keir will use the ITV debate to continue to highlight the chaotic first 49 days of Ms Truss’s government and “keep pressing the message” about the Conservatives’ failure on the economy.
During her brief tenure in Downing Street, Truss oversaw a mini-budget that has since roiled financial markets, seen the pound plummet and interest rates soar.
Labour leaders have repeatedly mentioned Ms Truss’s name, linking her to Mr Sunak and the party at every opportunity, in a bid to link the Conservatives to voters’ everyday financial problems.
Speaking at the launch of Labour’s battle bus in west London on Saturday, both Sir Keir and his deputy first minister, Angela Rayner, were quick to bring up Ms Truss’s threat when discussing the state of the economy.
Mr Rayner insisted Labour would never “ignore the economy”, adding: “If you ignore the economy, as Liz Truss has done, workers will pay the price.”
In his own comments, Sir Keir hit out at Mr Sunak for claiming we have “reached a turning point” for the economy, adding: “Think about how people will feel when their mortgages go up. Think about how people will feel when Liz Truss is about to become the next leader after Rishi has been ousted.”
Their comments echoed an interview Ms Truss gave to a local newspaper. Eastern Daily PressIn it, she again attempted to defend her own governing record, arguing that Tony Blair was the worst prime minister ever, despite winning three elections.
Under the headline “Truss: ‘I’m not the worst Prime Minister ever'”, the Conservative candidate for North Norfolk said: “The worst Prime Minister in recent history was Tony Blair, who wrote the Equality Act, the Human Rights Act, the Climate Change Act etc.”
She defended her record, saying: “I campaigned on policies that won the support of Conservative members in the leadership election and, in my view, those policies were the right ones.”
The former leader then warned against a future Starmer government, adding: “Labour is very bad news for the country. Whatever promises they make, we know they will inevitably increase spending and raise taxes.”
As the election campaign enters its second week, Prime Minister Sir Keir announced a series of jobs support and welfare benefit reforms, including a new integrated National Employment and Careers Service, local Employment, Health and Skills Support Schemes and a Youth Opportunities Guarantee.
He said “wealth creation” was the party’s “primary mission.” Times“It’s not just relaxing. [about the prospect of people making money]I am… stubbornly determined.
“I’m not thinking about how to position the party. I think this is absolutely necessary. This is the only way our country can move forward and we should nurture it and encourage it – not just individuals but businesses as well.”
When business leaders were asked which party they would prefer to have control over the economy, Labour held a 17-point lead over the Conservatives.
A Savanta investigation and exclusive shared Ishowed that bosses of 1,000 of the country’s companies overwhelmingly think that Labour is best for business, with 49% choosing Labour compared to 32% who chose the Conservatives, the largest lead ever recorded among business leaders.