Labour could be in power ‘for the rest of your life’, Tories warn voters
The broadcast featured the Labour leadership team of Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner with claims about their policies
Labour could be in power for the “rest of your life” if it wins the general election, the Conservatives have warned.
In its latest party political broadcast, the Conservative party said that Sir Keir Starmer could be handed “unlimited power” on July 4 to raise taxes on pensioners, homeowners and families.
“There’s a real risk that Labour dominate not just for the next five or 10 years, but for the rest of your life,” the election broadcast on the BBC warned.
The film is the latest in a series of escalating warnings from the Conservatives about how long Labour could be in power, which has included “decades”, a “generation” and now “the rest of your life”.
The football-themed broadcast went on to say: “Parliament would become the political equivalent of Barcelona going up against the Sunday League side.
“That means Labour will have unlimited power to clobber the elderly with a tax on pensions, persecute homeowners with higher taxes on property, hammer businesses with taxes on investment, and nail hard-working families with a £2,094 tax hike.”
The broadcast used football imagery to drive home its message
The five-minute broadcast also admitted that the Tories have had a “mixed season”.
“The Conservatives have had a mixed season so far, which has left everyone frustrated, but they’re still fighting for every point,” it added.
Rishi Sunak has sought to raise the temperature of his party’s campaign with less than one week to go until polling day.
He repeatedly declared during Wednesday’s final televised debate with Sir Keir that voters should “never surrender” to Labour.
Mr Sunak has also taken aim at Nigel Farage in recent days, saying he has questions to answer after a Reform UK canvasser was filmed using a racial slur against the Prime Minister.
“My two daughters have to see and hear Reform people who campaign for Nigel Farage calling me an effing P---,,” he said.
“It hurts and it makes me angry, and I think he has some questions to answer. I don’t repeat those words lightly. I do so deliberately, because this is too important not to call out clearly for what it is.”
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