Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of offering the country only "more promises, more platitudes" as he hit out at "sticking plaster politics" in a new year speech in east London.The Labour leader, speaking only a short distance from where Rishi Sunak delivered his own vision for the country on Wednesday, hit out at the Prime Minister for being in denial about the problems facing the country.

Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of offering the country only "more promises, more platitudes" as he hit out at "sticking plaster politics" in a new year speech in east London.The Labour leader, speaking only a short distance from where Rishi Sunak delivered his own vision for the country on Wednesday, hit out at the Prime Minister for being in denial about the problems facing the country.