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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Hill

Tory jibes about Keir Starmer and family time show how out of touch party is

The Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, and his wife, Victoria
The Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, and his wife, Victoria. He has said he intends to finish work by 6pm on Fridays if he becomes prime minister. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

“Increasing desperation, bordering on hysterical” is how Keir Starmer responded to the Conservatives’ claim that his decision to spend Friday nights with his family is a threat to national security.

But a man cannot live on cabinet briefings alone – and online attacks on Starmer by Conservatives have been largely met with deadpan resistance by politicians and the public alike.

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