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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Eleni Courea

Keir Starmer put on the back foot over treatment of Diane Abbott

Keir Starmer, serves ice cream to day trippers on Barry seafront in south Wales
Keir Starmer on Barry seafront in south Wales on the campaign trail, Thursday 30 May. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer began his day by taunting Rishi Sunak for the faltering start to the Conservative’s election campaign.

On a visit to Wales the Labour leader said Sunak thought he was laying a trap by calling a snap summer election but a series of blunders since meant he had “caught himself in his own ambush”.

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