Labour release second attack advert, saying they're justified after Tory 'dog whistle politics'

Addressing criticism and calls to take down the first post in the campaign, on child sex abuse, a senior Labour source said: “I don’t accept it’s dirty, I accept it’s bold.

The post, which highlights Labour analysis of Ministry of Justice data, said that under the Tories 4,500 adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under-16 served no prison time, adding that Sir Keir’s party “will lock up dangerous child abusers”.Labour then published a second attack ad on Friday, which also featured a photo of Mr Sunak and read: “Do you think an adult convicted of possessing a gun with intent to harm should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell urged his party to climb down, saying: “This is not the sort of politics a Labour Party, confident of its own values and preparing to govern, should be engaged in. She said: “What I stand by is what that graphic is trying to show, which is that the Prime Minister of our country is responsible for the criminal justice system of our country and currently that criminal justice system is not working.”

In response to Mr McDonnell’s criticism, she added: “I can see that it’s not to everybody’s taste, absolutely, and that some people won’t like it.“I didn’t design the graphic, it’s not my graphic.”

singharj I want a change of government. I felt a Keir_Starmer leadership could be calm and sensible after the era of Corbyn, Johnson & Truss But these ads are pathetic. It may be the moment Starmer loses his poll lead. I thought he was better than this.

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