Tory party has ‘lost any right’ to call itself patriotic, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader accuses Conservatives of having ‘denigrated some of our proudest national institutions’ and stoking divisions

The Conservatives have “lost any right” to call themselves a patriotic party, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the Labour leader said the Tories have “denigrated some of our proudest national institutions” and he accused the party of stoking divisions that “weaken our nation” if it means it “strengthens their grip on power”.