Labour leader’s aides say he will not mention Jeremy Corbyn by name, or use the word ‘unity’
Labour conference speeches can be notable for their omissions – as Ed Miliband found with the deficit. This year, Keir Starmer’s speech will have another significant absence – the name of Jeremy Corbyn.
Starmer’s aides confirmed Wednesday’s speech, which will definitively break with the 2019 manifesto, will not mention the previous leader by name – “Don’t mention the Corbs,” as one observer put it. Another word is also missing – “unity.” Starmer’s aides have been explicit that word will be replaced with “winning.”
