When the colorful and dazzling lights come on in a British television studio, illuminating the tense faces of two political leaders, viewers know that the moment has come when the electoral campaign comes to life and the 4th of July match becomes serious. Side by side, purple tie for Keir […]
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When the lights come on, colorful and dazzling in one British television studioilluminating the tense faces of two political leaders, viewers know that the moment has come when the election campaign comes to life and the 4th of July match becomes serious. Side by side, purple tie for Keir Starmer and blue for Rishi Sunakthe two Labor and Conservative contenders faced off last night in the first debate broadcast on the station ITV. Sunak’s mission, 21 points behind in the surveys, it was to stem the humiliation of a defeat that promises to be devastating. For Starmer, however, the task was to demonstrate what kind of stuff (and promises) the leader is made of, who is already anticipating what is considered an even more sensational victory than that of Tony Blair in 1997.
The study in blue it looks like an ice cage, inside Starmer and Sunak bark at each other in a more or less composed way on all the issues that matter from immigrationhealth, safety and climate. ‘Austerity’ the word uttered only once between the teeth, ‘taxes‘ the real dagger that the two leaders threw at each other. Sunak, who was finance minister during the pandemic and had to recover by the hairs of the economy ruined in the 49 days of government of the previous prime minister Liz Trussdefends himself as the leader who knows how to take bold actions in uncertain times. Starmer adopts the slogan enough with the chaos of out-of-control conservatives, let’s rebuild the nation by turning the page with a labor renovated. In fact while Sunak clung to the achieved results in the last two months with the lowering of inflation and the increase in wages, the contender Starmer has accused the prime minister of having called early elections precisely because his plan to revive the economy is not working and both inflation and energy cost they will rise again in the coming months.
Themes of the political conflict – Sunak sounds desperate as every question of the public worried about the state of his finances, he continually repeats the mantra: “Labour will raise your taxes by £2000 each we are now ready to lower them.” Starmer denies but does not sink, and counterattacks with empathy by contrasting his humble origins withprivileged childhood of the prime minister. The Tory leader, who has been in government for 14 years, lowers his contrite gaze when the topic of the over 7 million patients on the waiting list in hospitals is raised. Starmer on his behalf has no real plan to stop him strikes in spite of the nursing staff who demand a 35% increase in salaries.
The terrain immigration is slippery for Sunak who, two years after the presentation of the floor controversialreinforces with the strategy of removing illegal immigrants to third countries, such as Rwanda. “Twenty countries (including Italy) are already following our model and in July I will start flights to Kigaliif I am the prime minister” relaunches Sunak, pushing on the factor deterrence. Ruining gangs of smugglers is instead the focus of the policies of Starmer, a former public prosecutor, who however ultimately concedes that to dispose of the large number of illegal immigrants and the record of 10 thousand landings since the beginning of the year he could resort to departures in other countries, but in compliance with international treaties. Unlike Sunak who reiterates the possibility of repealing the European Convention on Human Rights in the name of the country’s security. And if Trump takes office again Home White? “The special relationship with the United States transcends whoever the President is,” Starmer replies, and on this at least the two leaders agree.
Who wins the first match? – At the conclusion of one nervous performance both leaders redefine their promises to voters. “We don’t play Sunak’s games, we don’t have the Magic wand but a practical plan to change the country with common sense. THE conservatives they are the party of decline and divisions, leaving them in government for another 5 years is like putting the matches in the hands of an arsonist” were Starmer’s words. Sunak ended the debate by calling Labor an empty box. “With Starmer you don’t know what you’re getting. The change he’s talking about is a blank check, you don’t know what you buy and how much you spend. The future of the conservatives sees lowering immigration and taxes, the pension protection and security of the country” concludes the current prime minister with a smile. It will be the one that perhaps earned him 51% of votes in the polls YouGov post debate, versus Starmer’s 49%. Starmer turned out more reliable for 49% of viewers compared to Sunak’s 39%, and is also more pleasant than the prime minister (59% to 34%). The electoral margin However, it is very deep to be filled and the next ones are unlikely to be filled two debates before the elections on July 4th they will be able to reverse an already sealed political destiny.
