Sir Keir Starmer's speech to the Welsh Labour Conference has been criticised by commentator Charlie Rowley, as he told GB News that it "lacked substance".
Delivering his scathing verdict on the latest address from the Prime Minister, Rowley told the People's Channel that the current "plan for change" from Welsh voters is "to vote Labour out".
Taking aim at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Starmer said: When you ask him [Nigel Farage] about Clacton, he thinks it's running in the two ten at Ascot, a wolf in Wall Street clothing.
"Because Reform claimed to be the party of patriotism while sucking up to Putin and abusing our armed forces online. They say they're the party of workers while they vote against workers rights, intending to charge people to use the NHS and plan unfunded tax cuts for billionaires.
Charlie Rowley delivered a scathing verdict on Keir Starmer's latest speech during the Welsh Labour conference
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"We already know what happens when you make billions of pounds of unfunded tax commitments. It's Liz Truss all over again."
Reacting to the speech, Rowley told GB News that Starmer's latest pot-shot at Farage is giving the Reform leader "more airtime".
Rowley explained: "Again, we're seeing the Prime Minister talk about Nigel Farage and giving him airtime and more coverage than I think some Labour people would want to see.
"So again, a question about Keir Starmer's political acumen there."
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Highlighting Labour's recent U-turns, Rowley noted one aspect of Starmer's speech: "He started off by saying that Wales had been painted red at the last general election, and I think he's absolutely right, red with anger.
"I should imagine by a lot of people who've had their Winter Fuel Payment cut, that have seen their disability benefit go up in smoke, and their energy bills potentially go up."
Criticising the speech further, Rowley told GB News: "He talked about their industrial strategy that they launched earlier this week, which I must have missed, as if it was some big fanfare.
"So not much in it in terms of substance, but an attack on Farage and what could be a coalition as he sees in the Welsh elections next year."
Rowley told GB News that the attack on Farage is simply giving the Reform UK leader 'more airtime'
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Suggesting how Starmer must try to "win the trust" of Welsh voters, Rowley concluded: "The Prime Minister talked very openly about a plan for change, but I think the only plan for change by the general public is probably to vote them out by the next time around.
"But talking as if they'd won this huge majority, as if there was this huge groundswell and love for Labour when it wasn't. There were so many mistakes of the past, the public wanted to give the Tories a kicking, and they got an absolute thrashing at the election.
"So understanding that you come into Government on the back of just someone else not being particularly very popular, you've got to then win over the trust of the public."
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