“Return the sausages“: Starmer makes Gaza gaffe in keynote speech

Unusually for a major speech by a political leader, Starmer has used his address to Labour members to warn of the trade-offs that will be required for his plans for government, writes Oliver Wright. He said explicitly that if the public wanted more prisons, that would mean building more prisons near their homes. If they wanted cheaper electricity, that would mean more pylons in the countryside. Tackling the immigration crisis would mean accepting that some people had legitimate claims to asylum. Sarmer said there was no choice but to take these decisions, otherwise the country would go backwards. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #uk #keirstarmer