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Sunak calls Starmer 'Sir Softy' as they clash over crime at PMQs

Guardian, 19 Apr 2023
Keir Starmer has used prime minister’s questions to repeat Labour’s attacks on the government’s record on crime.
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He said Rishi Sunak had 'lost control of the court service' and allowed offenders to go free. In a potential sign of a brutal general election campaign to come next year, Sunak responded with direct attacks on Starmer, castigating him for his record as director of public prosecutions and accusing him of being 'Sir Softy'.

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