The Labour leader says standing by the home secretary after her remarks about homelessness and protests showed the government was 'devoid of leadership'. But Rishi Sunak piled on his own criticism of the opposition's 'same old ideas'.
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a scathing attack on Suella Braverman over her recent controversial remarks on homelessness - warning Rishi Sunak that 'without a serious home secretary... he cannot be a serious prime minister'.
'But instead, we have a party so devoid of leadership, it is happy to follow a home secretary who describes homelessness as a lifestyle choice and believes that the job of protecting us all from extremists - the most basic job of government - is legitimate terrain for her divisive brand of politics.' Read more: What exactly did Braverman say about homeless people? Sir Keir added: 'As director of public prosecutions, I worked closely with the police and counter-terrorism forces.
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