The Labour leader speaks out against Conservative attacks on him over his comments that he hoped to preserve family time in Downing Street if he won the election. Senior Tories have stepped up criticism of Starmer in interviews and on social media after he said in a Virgin Radio interview that he avoids working after 6pm on Fridays to spend time with his family. The Tories also came under fire from those pointing out that Starmer’s wife, Victoria, is Jewish and that the family observe traditional Shabbat dinners on Friday nights ‘Really desperate’: Starmer hits back at Tory attacks on his work hours UK election live – latest updates