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Truth matters': Starmer attacks Tories for state of political debate
Sir Keir Starmer is asked if he intends to take legal action against Elon Musk after he called for the PM to be in prison.
He does not address the question directly, but says he is commenting on the "nature of politics".
"Once we lose the anchor that truth matters in the robust debate, we must have, then we're on a very slippery slope.
"And when politicians, and I mean politicians, who sat in government for many years, are casual about honesty, decency, truth, and the rule of law, calling for inquiries because they want to jump on the bandwagon of the far right when that affects politics, because, a robust debate can only be based on the true facts."
It appeared to be an attack on the likes of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who have both been critical of Sir Keir recently.
The PM adds: "That's why I want to call this out, because I think it really matters.
"And it matters not just to me, not just to the Labour Party, but it ought to matter, and it used to matter to all political parties.
"And it's a sign of where the Tory party have got to that… we're even having this debate.
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