Sir Keir Starmer has slammed Boris Johnson as ‘not up for the job’ and blasted the Government’s ‘incompetence’ over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. At a speech in Doncaster this morning the Labour leader said the party is ‘under new leadership’, in a clear break from the Jeremy Corbyn era. He vowed the party ‘never again’ go into an election not being trusted by the public and spoke of patriotism and ‘family values’. Sir Keir was scathing about the Government’s chaotic handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying they have ‘lost control’ and the testing system has ‘collapsed just when we needed it most’. The former lawyer reserved some of his most biting criticism for the Prime Minister’s ‘serial incompetence’ over Covid-19 and the ongoing Brexit negotiations. In a savage personal attack Sir Keir tore into Mr Johnson ‘writing flippant columns about bendy bananas’ while, as director of public prosecutions, the Labour leader was ‘defending victims and prosecuting terrorists.’ The 58-year-old told Labour’s virtual conference: ‘I’ve tried to be fair, to give the government the benefit of the doubt. Sir Keir was scathing about the Government’s chaotic handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying they have ‘lost control’ and the testing system has… Read full this story
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