ITV's Robert Peston accused Sir Keir Starmer of retuning to "politics as usual" after the Labour leader's furious attack on Boris Johnson during PMQs on Wednesday. A row erupted between Sir Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson over care homes during a heated clash between the two leaders in the House of Commons. Speaking to shadow chancellor Annaliese Dodds on his ITV programme, Peston condemned Sir Keir's approach to PMQs and reminded Labour that they had pledged to remain "constructive" during the national crisis.
Peston stunned Ms Dodds as he said: "Your leader Sir Keir Starmer was very critical of the way the Government has let down vulnerable people in care homes.
"He has been saying up to now that he would play a constructive role. But this felt like politics as usual, and that's how the Prime Minister characterised it too."
Ms Dodds responded: "That's a disappointing interruption to be honest. Keir was trying to shed light on what is happening in our care homes.
"This is about fixing the problems we have now and that is why Keir was asking about that problem today."
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Peston hit back, questioning whether the timing was "appropriate".
He said: "There will be a time to figure out what was gone right, what was gone wrong, and attribute responsibility for mistakes.
"But this felt very backwards looking at a time when many people would say it's about fixing things now."
Ms Dodds insisted that Labour was trying to act as a "constructive Opposition" despite the accusations.
During the clash at PMQs, Sir Keir said the Government had been “too slow to protect people in care homes” and referred to official advice, in force until March 12, which said it remained “very unlikely” that people in care homes would become infected.
Following the row, Labour leader wrote to Mr Johnson asking him to “correct the record” in the Commons.
However, the Prime Minister accused the Labour leader of “selectively and misleadingly” quoting Government guidance.
Mr Johnson also declined to say why the Government had stopped publishing daily international comparisons of COVID-19 deaths.
The Labour leader blamed this move on the fact that the UK death toll became worse than other European nations.
The Prime Minister said figures were “deeply horrifying” but comparisons were “premature” and Sir Keir would have to “contain his impatience”.
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2020-05-14 10:30:08Z
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