Inside Politics: Keir Starmer puts Boris Johnson under pressure with lockdown call

The Labour leader gets out in front of the prime minister, who is thought to be considering a short ‘circuit breaker’ for England, writes Adam Forrest

Labour leader Keir Starmer called for the government to be more transparent about its decisions (Getty Images)

The Covid crisis hasn’t shut down our escapist fantasies. Filming has resumed on the new Batman movie in Liverpool – with Robert Pattison seen on the streets as the superhero, despite the city’s real-life restrictions. Keir Starmer has taken the bold step of asking us to imagine an alternative reality: one in which he heroically rescues the country from rising infections. The Labour leader says he would impose a national “circuit breaker” lockdown if he was in charge. Critics say Starmer is more Captain Hindsight than caped crusader. But others are enjoying the idea of a knight, rather than a joker, at No 10.

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