Labour leader cuts to thrust, flagging up nurses’ 1% pay plan against Cummings’ last rise of 40%
These have not been the easiest few months for Keir Starmer since the unexpected success of the vaccination programme has had the knock-on effect of granting the prime minister a high level of immunity from any sort of criticism. No matter what Boris Johnson says or does, the Tories remain comfortably ahead in the polls. Getting party donors to pay for the Downing Street refurb? Not a problem. An unused £2.9m media suite in Downing Street? Because he’s worth it. Failing to disclose PPE contracts? No worries. Unilaterally rewriting the Northern Ireland protocol? Just a bit of fun.
So no wonder the Labour leader has looked as if he’s been struggling at prime minister’s questions in recent weeks. He knows that no matter how well he performs, nothing he says will alter the political narrative.
