Keir Starmer says government's 'incompetence becoming plain'

Keir Starmer has said the government’s “incompetence” is becoming plain, while setting out a vision of “security, prosperity and respect” for the UK in his first large speech of 2022

The Labour leader’s address in Birmingham on Tuesday comes as his party leads the Conservatives in the polls, following the sleaze scandals that gripped the government at the end of last year.

Mr Starmer said that the Tories are “unworthy” of the public’s trust, given its handling of issues such as the cost of living crisis.

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