Why Labour should not be seeking national unity | Andy Beckett

It sounds a noble aim, but in the end those bearing the brunt of inequality in this country need the party to be on their side

Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson are such starkly different politicians that one thing they do have in common has gone almost unnoticed. The vision of Britain they’re offering, and how it might be achieved, can sound virtually identical.

“We will build a Britain in which everyone has the opportunity to make the most of their talents,” said last year’s Tory manifesto. “I want … opportunities to be available to everyone,” said Starmer in his slick first party political broadcast last month. “Together, we can make [Britain] greater still,” promised the Tories. “Together, we can forge [a] better future,” promised Starmer.

Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist

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