Sir Keir Starmer was met with awkward laughter after he vowed to run the UK like a sports team. Giving a speech in Manchester, the Labour leader outlined the party’s “five national missions” for Britain. He opened the address by saying the UK can “learn something from Arsenal and from Man City.”
He explained: “All the way to the end of the season, the objective for both teams is to say, win the league. A goal can be achieved only by teamwork, excellence, a blend of skills, different people pulling together on and off the pitch.”
Sir Keir added: “Tactics may change, but the pursuit is single-minded. And the focus, the ambition, the mission – that never changes.
“Don’t worry, I’m not gonna turn up to parliament in a tracksuit, but I do believe Britain needs a clearer sense of purpose and that the way we run our country can be more like a brilliant sports team pursuing victory.”
