Sir Keir Starmer tries to distance himself from Blair by promising to «break the ceiling in the classroom».

Sir Keir Starmer insisted that he had «a very, very strong working relationship»; with Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar. Photo: PA

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to distance himself from Sir Tony Blair on Monday evening, vowing to vigorously promote the interests of the working class above the rest of society.

Speaking in Scotland, whose voters tend to be more left than in England, the Labor leader said that in the «recent past» his party was «afraid to speak the language of the class.»

But he said that «my Labor Party» would not do that, repeating that his mission was to «break the class ceiling» by preventing poor people from succeeding.

Sir Tony declared a «class war» ended”, two years after coming to power in 1997.

Last month, Sir Keir appeared at a conference of the former prime minister of the Institute for Global Change, a sign that since Corbyn's rule, the Labor leadership is moving towards Blairism. glamorizes his lead in an op-ed for the Scotsman ahead of a visit to Rutherglen and Hamilton West, where by-elections are to be held.

During the visit, he also downplayed claims of division between Scottish Labor and the party in Westminster.

Scottish Labor leader Anas Sarwar said he would «pressure» the Labor government to remove the cap on two children's allowance.

Sir Keir said: “Anas and I have a very, very strong working relationship. So anyone trying to find separation will have to look very, very long.»

In his article, Sir Keir promised «a new deal that will strengthen workers' rights and finally make work payable.» which would mean «no more zero-day contracts, no more layoffs and rehirings, and a real living wage for everyone.»

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Sir Keir said his «political project» was is to reunite Labor with its working-class roots.

He continued: “Perhaps there have been times in the recent past when Labor was afraid to speak the language of class at all – but not my Labor Party. our defining purpose.»

He added: «Can you look back at your community today and say with the confidence you deserve that the future will be better for your children?

» the workers I talk to have doubts — and that's putting it mildly. From Kirkcaldy to Glasgow, from Inverness to Rutherglen, they all tell me how little they trust politics to make a difference for them.

«And to be completely frank, that extends to mine as well.» Labor Party.

«Countless people tell me they support Labor values. However, they remain unconvinced that we — or, for that matter, the UK itself — continue to offer a way forward for Scotland or their community.»