Labour plan more attacks on Sunak despite backlash

LABOUR are to launch more adverts attacking Rishi Sunak by blaming him for “crashing the economy”, despite criticism from within the party.

The initial ad, which accused the Prime Minister of not wanting child sex abusers to go to prison, caused unease among the Shadow Cabinet.

However, frontbencher Emily Thornberry continued to defend the ad, which colleagues including shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell have declined to endorse.

The shadow attorney general told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday: “The way I judge these things is this. There’s two things – is the criticism based on clear and objective facts?

“And secondly, is the individual concerned in a position to be able to do something about it? Or is it something which is a result of something they’ve done?

“And if the answer to both of those things is yes, then I don’t see any reason why we can’t criticise that person individually.”

She said if Mr Sunak “really thought that it was so important, he would do something about it”.