Dina Mahmoud (London)
As the battle for the legislative elections in Britain enters its decisive stages less than a month before the voting date, the “Labor” opposition is intensifying its efforts to fortify its positions, against the attacks of the ruling “Conservative” Party on it, on several vital issues, in an effort to enhance its chances of winning. With a parliamentary majority, as suggested by various opinion polls.
In light of the desperate attempts made by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reduce the significant difference shown by these polls between his party and the Labor Party, Labor leaders are focusing their efforts on reassuring fearful voters about their future plans to rule Britain if they win the April 4 elections. July.
On top of the thorny issues that the leaders of the center-left party have decided to focus on during the past two weeks are the defense and security issues, which the “Conservative” leaders are trying to make British voters doubt the ability of “Labor” to deal with them efficiently, especially in light of the increasing escalation of threats. Extremist and terrorist organizations in Europe in general, and the turbulent situation on the continent, in light of the continuing Ukrainian crisis.
During the first debate between Sunak and his Labor rival, Keir Starmer, the conservative Prime Minister did not hesitate to criticize and accuse Starmer, claiming that his intentions were not clear in terms of how to ensure the country’s national security and curb any large influx of immigrants into its lands.
To refute these accusations, Starmer was keen to devote a significant portion of his statements since the start of his election campaign, to assure British voters that they can rest assured that his party is capable of taking measures to protect the United Kingdom’s borders and security, and to pump life back into the arteries of its economy as well.
In these statements, the labor leader addressed voters who were hesitant to decide on their voting decision, stressing that preserving national security and border security will form the basis on which his government will be based, if he succeeds in returning the “workers” to power, after 14 years of successive “conservative” governments. Governance in Britain.
The leader of the “labor” opposition also confirmed, as quoted by the Associated Press news agency on its website, that the British can now trust that the party can provide security for them, their money, and the borders of their homeland as well, stressing that it has succeeded in radically changing the nature of the “workers,” than it was under the leadership of his predecessors.
In this context, Starmer refers to the Labor Party’s loss in four consecutive elections, held in the years 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2019, which analysts attributed to reasons including the failure of its leaders at the time to adopt policies sufficiently convincing to the British, in the defense and security fields.
This prompted the current leader of the party to clearly declare that “Labor” is fully committed to “the security of our country and our army,” and that Britain will become “stronger, safer and more secure” under their leadership, pledging to protect the United Kingdom’s nuclear arsenal, in stark contrast to the support of his predecessor, Jeremy. Corbyn for nuclear disarmament.
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