Keir Starmer Blasts Tories For Donald Trump-Style Politics, Rips Rishi Sunak Rwanda ‘Gimmick’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer lambasted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party for being closer in politics to former US President Donald Trump than that of iconic war-time leader Winston Churchill, in appeal to disillusioned Tory voters.

In the speech at Silverstone race track on Tuesday he blasted Sunak’s focus on divisive “woke” issues and his handling of the immigration crisis, accusing the Tories of creating a national “psychodrama” and “fighting like rats in a sack.”

“They look at the politics of America and want to bring it here,” he said.

Starmer warned the Conservatives were dragging Britain down, vowing Labour’s readiness for a “decade of national renewal.”

The Labour leader, seizing the moment to illustrate his party’s transformation since 2019 when he succeeded former leader Jeremy Corbyn, highlighted his plan to appeal to a broader electorate. He promised a fiscally responsible government, strengthened business ties, and a balanced approach to conserving and reforming.

“Whether you are a Conservative who is thinking of voting Labour for the first time, or someone who has always voted Labour, or someone who has no intention of voting Labour at all, we will serve you,” he said.

The Labour leader openly challenged Sunak’s controversial Rwanda deportation scheme, blasting it as a “gimmick” and “political performance art”.

Instead, he proposed bilateral agreements for returning illegal migrants, citing the success of a deal with Albania. Starmer emphasised the feasibility of similar arrangements with other countries like India, dismissing claims of Labour agreeing to a massive migrant quota with the EU as “nonsense.”

Despite Labour’s lead in polls, Starmer said he remained cautious. Reflecting on the 2019 defeat, he acknowledged the immense challenge ahead and the need to earn every vote.