“Starmer defends policy decisions as he hits back at Blair Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he made the right policy choices given the backdrop he inherited, after former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair accused his government of having "no coherent plan".”

• The claim that Starmer defended his policy decisions, insisting he made the right choices given the inherited backdrop after Blair accused the government of having 'no coherent plan', is directly reported in both the BBC and Guardian articles covering the exchange.

The claim that Starmer defended his policy decisions, insisting he made the right choices given the inherited backdrop after Blair accused the government of having 'no coherent plan', is directly reported in both the BBC and Guardian articles covering the exchange.