Revealed: Why stage invader glitterbombed Keir Starmer
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Sir Keir Starmer was doused in glitter at the start of his keynote speech “It would address the climate and ecological emergency and transform our country. It would listen to scientists and communities and unearth consensus, not profit off conflict and division.” The group says it wrote a letter to both Sir Keir and Mr Sunak asking them to “implement our demands by 30th September 2023 or we will take proportionate action to get our message across”. Sir Keir used the speech to address themes of housing and devolution, pledging Labour would bring the UK a “decade” of national renewal. In a nod to New Labour, the opposition leader said the country had “13 years of ‘things can only get better’ versus 13 years of ‘things have only got worse’”.
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