Keir Starmer to claim public is 'right to be anti-Westminster' following years of Tory misrule

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Keir Starmer will say the British public is "right to be anti-Westminster" in a speech on Thursday morning.The UK Labour leader will say in a speech in the west of England that the public is right to be "angry about what politics has become."The SNP regularly criticises Westminster, recently saying it was to blame for the cost-of-living crisis.Starmer will also warn that the Tories will exploit "every opportunity for division" as the general election comes closer.A general election is expected to take place this year, although it is unclear when.

The latest it could take place is January 28, 2025.Labour has been ahead in the polls since 2021 and have had a clear lead over the Tories since September 2022.Starmer will call for voters to reject the Tories' "pointless populist gestures" and "low-road cynicism" when they go to the ballot box.He will also say that the Conservatives have "nothing good to show, no practical achievements to point towards" after 14 years in power.He will say: “This year, at the General Election, against the understandable despair of a downtrodden country, I will ask the British people to believe in it again.“You’re right to be anti-Westminster and angry about what politics has become.“But hold on to any flickering hope in your heart that things can be better, because they can, and you can choose it.“You can reject the pointless populist gestures and the low-road cynicism that the Tories believe is all you deserve.

That’s all they have left now. After 14 years, with nothing good to show, no practical achievements to point towards, no purpose beyond the fight to save their own skins.“They can’t change Britain, so they try to undermine the possibility of change itself.”Starmer will also warn that the