Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer says he “stands by every word” of an attack ad on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak which has led to a backlash within his own party.
On Thursday, Labour’s official Twitter account posted a picture of the prime minister and wrote: “Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.”
The post went on to say: “Under the Tories 4,500 adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 16 served no prison time. Labour will lock up dangerous child abusers.”
Two MPs on the left wing of the Labour Party—Diane Abbott and John McDonnell—criticised the post, which appears to have received mostly negative feedback on social media….