Labour ads spark controversy
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing widespread criticism after the unveiling of a new advert that points to the Conservative Party’s record of sexual assault offenders often avoiding jail.
Starmer said he would make said he makes “absolutely zero apologies” for the campaign that has provoked anger within his own party as the Conservatives’ history of criminal acts warrants criticism “no matter how squeamish it might make some feel”. He reiterated he would “stand by every word Labour has said on this subject”.
Several Labour MPs were highly critical of the attack advert, and distanced themselves from the campaign, as were some of the left-wing media; yet more of a ‘discussion’ about the ethical components of compiling such adverts took places across left-wing outlets, while right-wing media expressed outrage.
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- “Sir Keir, now the Labour leader, sat on the Sentencing Council in 2012 when it was agreed the crime should not get an automatic prison sentence, although a maximum of 14 years behind bars was set.”
- “Sir Keir was the director of public prosecutions from 2008 to 2013 and became an MP in 2015. The sentencing guidelines adopted in 2012 remain to this day.”
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