Rishi outlines Keir Starmer’s five ‘pledges’ in 1922 speech

Rishi Sunak’s first Conservative party conference as prime minister is off to a roaring start. Never one to miss a chance to stick it to his opponents, he marked the occasion by ribbing his opposite number Keir Starmer. 

This evening in Manchester Sunak was guest of honour at the 1922 committee and ConservativeHome’s drinks reception. Taking to the podium, the Prime Minister couldn’t resist the opportunity to poke fun at the Labour leader. 

Kicking off his speech, he said:

It has been a busy year and we are making a difference, making the right long-term decisions to put our country on a better trajectory and delivering on our five priorities – although after making that speech and setting out those five priorities, I couldn’t help but notice Keir Starmer had to come out with five of his own a month or two later. But I don’t know if you realise, they weren’t particularly as snappy as ours, for those of you who were paying attention.