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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

David Lammy: Voters do not want razzmatazz of Blair era

PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer’s message does not have the “razzmatazz” of Sir Tony Blair’s election-winning campaign, but that is not what today’s electorate wants, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary has said.

David Lammy, speaking at a fringe event at Labour’s annual conference, suggested that while voters in the 1990s wanted ambition from politicians, they are now eager for reassurance.

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