Keir Starmer will cast Labor as the “party of national security” in a bid to push Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives into traditional Tory territory as the rivals prepare for a showdown in the British election debate on Tuesday.
At a campaign rally with veterans in north-west England on Monday, Starmer will reiterate Labour’s commitment to defense through what he calls the ‘nuclear deterrent triple lock’. In a statement, Labor said 14 ex-servicemen have been chosen to stand as candidates in the July 4 election.
“Keeping our country safe is the foundation of stability that the British people rightly expect from their government,” Starmer, who has led Labor to a commanding lead in the polls since taking over the party in 2020, said in the statement.
