Scandals have left PM incapable of governing, says Starmer

Labour leader attacks Tory tax rises and inability to tackle the cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson has been rendered incapable of governing" by a series of scandals and rows that have left him unable or unwilling to tackle the cost of living crisis, Keir Starmer has warned.

In a final pitch before Thursday's local elections, the Labour leader said that voters were hearing the dying groans of a clapped-out government" that was attempting to use desperate attacks and deflections" to distract from inaction over rising bills and tax increases.