Prime minister put on the spot about D-day gaffe, while the Labour leader was accused of being ‘political robot’
Reality check: Sunak’s tax cut claims and Starmer’s pledgesfaced derision from voters during a live TV event, with the prime minister mocked over his record in No 10 and the Labour leader accused of being a “political robot”.
A voter interjected angrily to say building more hubs were “not going to cure the problem” because of staff shortages. The prime minister was jeered by the audience after he brought up theas a reason for long NHS waiting lists, referring to one such medic in the audience who had asked a question to Starmer.
“Of course, I understand people’s frustrations, it has been a very difficult few years … but this election now is about the future and I do believe we have turned a corner,” Sunak said.leader, Starmer was put on the spot about whether he would pay doctors more to end the junior doctors’ strike, and told the NHS worker that the country “cannot afford” a 35% pay rise for them.The most hostile question came from a voter who asked how he could convince people that he was not a “political robot”.
Starmer said he had abandoned these policies after “asking myself, honestly, are these country first, party second?” and realising the answer was no.
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