Keir Starmer warns against ‘snake oil’ offered by far-right

Starmer says he is worried about rise of far-rightSource: BBC, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

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00:00Do you think that leaders have been complacent about the rise of the far right?

00:04I am worried about the rise of the far right.

00:07I mean, we can see what's happening in Germany with the recent elections,

00:11see what's happening in France and other countries.

00:14And I'm worried about the far right because it's the sort of snake oil of the easy answer.

00:20I'm convinced that the answer to it is delivery in government.

00:26So the best argument against the far right,

00:29the best argument against the easy answer,

00:31is to deliver, to bring about the change that we promised we'd bring about.

00:35And that change was to improve living standards so people are better off,

00:40to make sure we've got properly functioning public services, particularly the NHS,

00:44and to deal with issues like immigration and crime and sewage.

00:48We have to deliver on that.

00:49And that's why I'm utterly focused on ensuring we can bring about that change

00:54in the period that we've got in government.