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Johnson is an ‘ostrich with his head in the sand,’ Labour slams
Sir Keir Starmer blasts PM over his government's inaction on the cost-of-living crisis

BORIS JOHNSON is an “ostrich with his head in the sand,” Sir Kier Starmer said today during discussions on the cost-of-living crisis at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Labour leader blasted the Prime Minister for having his “fingerprints all over” tax rises in workers’ latest payslips and labelled the Tories the “party of excess oil and gas profits” due to their rejection of a windfall tax to cut energy bills.

Sir Keir told the Commons: “He’s an ostrich – perfectly happy keeping his head in the sand.

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