Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Politicians must confront lies used by populists, Starmer tells London summit

Keir Starmer addressing audience at summit in London
Keir Starmer also shared plans for the new mandatory ID cards during the Global Progress Action summit. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Progressive politicians must directly confront the “lies” used by populists and counter their “industrialised infrastructure of grievance”, Keir Starmer has said in a speech that included thinly veiled criticism of Donald Trump’s rhetoric.

Addressing the Global Progress Action summit in London, where he also spoke publicly for the first time about the plan for mandatory ID cards, Starmer took aim at the idea of London as a decaying, dangerous city, one put forward repeatedly by the US president.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.