Why Keir Starmer owes Jeremy Corbyn and Labour this apology – Yorkshire Post Letters

THE words of Sir Keir Starmer to Boris Johnson during last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions – that the Labour Party is “under new management” – are cheap and insulting to Jeremy Corbyn, and deserve an apology.

The orchestrated abuse of Jeremy Corbyn has been relentless and shameful since his election as leader of the Labour Party.

It is sad that Mr Starmer appears to be sympathetic or indifferent to the vilification of Mr Corbyn.

Keir Starmer appears to have calculated that the BBC Panorama programme about anti-Semitism, for which the Labour Party has apologised to the former staff involved, was his Tony Blair ‘Clause Four’ opportunity.

It does not help to unite the Labour Party, which he promised during the leadership campaign, it does not demonstrate strength of leadership but weakness, and he should apologise.

From: Andrew Mercer, Guiseley.

THE problem with Sir Keir Starmer is he never has anything constructive to say. He bases every utterance on hindsight – and has already gone back on his word to work with Ministers when they get things right. Very disappointing.

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