The claim
“Keir Starmer is 'skulking' around Scotland and appears unable to look Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in the eyes.”
Findlay's comment on Starmer's brief visit to Faslane during the Holyrood election campaign, in which he did not appear with Anas Sarwar.
Our verdict
True
Findlay did say this; it is political criticism, and the quotation is accurately reported.
What we found
LBC and other outlets quote Findlay accusing Starmer of 'skulking' around Scotland. This is an opinion, so we rate only whether he said it: he did.
The evidence
- Supports the claim
Findlay accused Starmer of 'skulking' around Scotland and being 'unable to look Sarwar in the eyes'. [1]
How we checked
We checked the claim against LBC. We reviewed 1 relevant source.
Sources
- [1]LBC · Starmer accused of shunning Sarwar in Scotland visit
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