The Government has told the British people to "eff off", Sir Keir Starmer has claimed - and he wants voters to have the chance to return the compliment at a general election.The Labour leader suggested Andrew Cooper, the defeated Tory Tamworth by-election candidate, had been following Government policy when he was "throwing expletives at struggling families" in a now-deleted social media post.

The Government has told the British people to "eff off", Sir Keir Starmer has claimed - and he wants voters to have the chance to return the compliment at a general election.The Labour leader suggested Andrew Cooper, the defeated Tory Tamworth by-election candidate, had been following Government policy when he was "throwing expletives at struggling families" in a now-deleted social media post.