Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has faced criticism and mockery for repeatedly mentioning his father's occupation as a toolmaker during his speeches. Starmer stated in an election speech that his father worked in a factory and his mother was a nurse, emphasizing his working-class background. However, it has been revealed that his father actually owned the factory, leading to accusations of misleading the public. The audience's laughter, including that of the Sky News audience, was directed more at Starmer's frequent references to his father's job rather than the occupation itself. Starmer defended himself against the mockery, arguing that it disrespected his father's memory.
“My dad was a toolmaker. He makes hammers and sickles.” - Keir Starmer introducing himself in Czechoslovakia https://t.co/nQ0v4SXTWJ
Yes, we all know Starmer’s dad was a toolmaker. But how did the Labour leader’s past shape his politics? @TomMcTague reports: 👇 https://t.co/5Pe0mlZuXU
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'They were amused not at Starmer Sr's occupation, but at his son's almost comical obsession with it' Mark Dolan accuses Keir Starmer of 'spin' for saying the audience were laughing at his father's occupation, rather than the Labour leader's repetitive mentions of it. https://t.co/iDDAuqpeHF
Starmer’s Working Class Skinsuit by Benjamin de Rebel “And my dad was a toolmaker.” It was an innocent enough line and would have probably passed unnoticed if Sir Keir Starmer hadn’t become strangely fixated with it, repeating the line at every opportunity with an unnatural… https://t.co/2rUXfB29h2
Starmer’s Father Admitted He Was the Owner of Toolmaking Factory https://t.co/rpMy5F7To8 https://t.co/K1JYXde8B0
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The number of people that know Keir Starmer’s father was a toolmaker has jumped from 11% to 27% since the election started, in the first clear sign that he really is taxing the British public https://t.co/3WycqTKOrC
'Mr S is rather sure no one was laughing at Starmer's father. They were laughing the Labour leader using any opportunity he gets to use his now infamous line. And, surprise surprise, he just did it again…' ✍️ Steerpike
Important “my father was a toolmaker” update from @archiebland in the Guardian election newsletter https://t.co/kg3Oub9zUC
While it is technically true that Keir Starmer's father worked in a factory, it is a misleading statement to make because his father owned the factory. When Starmer says his father was a toolmaker who worked in a factory he is intentionally misleading people. It's a silly deceit.
NEW Who are we to judge Sir Keir Starmer - the son of a toolmaker? Good for him for speaking against Sky audience mockery - Christopher Hope analysis https://t.co/Ger1eZAz3Y
The audience weren’t laughing at your dad’s occupation @Keir_Starmer, they were laughing at YOU mentioning his occupation after a million times. Even the interviewer was trying not to laugh when you said ‘He was a toolmaker a very good toolmaker’ 👀 https://t.co/vOsaSZORsj
“Once again, the Labour leader reminded us that his dad was a toolmaker, though he didn’t get round to telling us his mum’s phone was cut off, and he was the first in his family to go to university.” 🖊️ @Jennifer_J_W https://t.co/7fBGn2O6dy
Just in🔥 Starmer says at election speech today: "My dad was a toolmaker he worked in a factory, my mum was a nurse. I know what it feels like to be embarrassed to invite your mates home because the carpet is threadbare." He is a pathological LIAR and is now getting laughed… https://t.co/fFAX1gvRvv
'My Dad would have turned in his grave.' Labour Leader, @Keir_Starmer, has hit out at the Sky News audience 'disrespecting' his factory-working father. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/l1ir2dTjr3