Starmer criticises Sunak’s absence at Davos

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'The prime minister should be here': Starmer criticises Sunak for not visiting Davos – video

The Labour leader accused the UK government of being absent on the global stage

Starmer criticises Sunak’s absence at Davos

Sir Keir Starmer has criticised Rishi Sunak’s absence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and said his own attendance alongside shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is a “statement of intent” of the UK’s increased presence on the global stage under a Labour government. The Labour leader also blamed the UK’s economic woes on the lack of a strategic plan for growth and a “sense of instability and drift” caused by the recent turmoil in the Tory party.

Starmer calls for ‘clean power alliance’ at Davos and criticises Sunak’s absence

He said his attendance was a ‘statement of intent’ of the UK’s increased presence on the global stage under a Labour government.

Starmer criticises Sunak’s absence at Davos

Sir Keir Starmer has criticised Rishi Sunak’s absence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and said his own attendance alongside shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is a “statement of intent” of the UK’s increased presence on the global stage under a Labour government.The Labour leader also blamed the UK’s economic woes on the lack of a strategic plan for growth and a “sense of instability and drift” caused by the recent turmoil in the Tory party.

Starmer calls for ‘clean power alliance’ at Davos and criticises Sunak’s absence

He said his attendance was a ‘statement of intent’ of the UK’s increased presence on the global stage under a Labour government.