Sir Keir Starmer “most definitely is not boring”, a Labour frontbencher has insisted as he rejected claims the party’s general election campaign had got off to a slow start. 

Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow minister without portfolio, said Sir Keir was “witty” and “great company” as well as being a “serious politician”. 

It was suggested to Mr Thomas-Symonds that Sir Keir was intentionally looking to run a “boring campaign” in order to win the contest on July 4 “by default” after a launch event in Gillingham yesterday failed to make major waves. 

But he told GB News: “No, I think that is a complete mischaracterisation of it. That is wrong. First of all, by the way, Keir Starmer most definitely is not boring. 

“I’ve known Keir Starmer for many, many years. He’s witty, great company, but he’s also, by the way, a serious politician for the very serious challenges of our time.”

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