Labor Party deletes election campaign video due to embarrassing mistake

Campaign launch video written 'switch' incorrect

The Labor Party was forced to remove footage of the launch of its general election campaign after it was spoiled by a typo.

The short clip, published shortly after Rishi Sunak called the national vote on July 4, contained the phrase «turn on GB Energy», a reference to Labour's plan to create a new state-owned energy company.

The party has removed the original video and replaced it with a revised version.

< p>The film, simply titled «change» and tuned on an optimistic path, was to kick off Labour's campaign.

Sir Keir Starmer, Labor leader, opens the video with the words: “It's time for change. Britain is a great and proud country, but after 14 years of Tory rule, nothing seems to be working anymore.»

He warns the situation will «get worse» if the Conservatives are given another five years in Downing Street, insisting that only Labor will «take back Britain's future.»

Distance from Corbyn

He stresses that Labor The party has changed, distancing itself from its predecessor Jeremy Corbyn, promising «economic stability at the heart of everything we do.»

He concludes by stating: “After 14 years, it's time for a change. Stop the chaos. Turn the page. Start rebuilding. Vote Labour.»

Labour is particularly embarrassed to get it wrong given that green energy has proven to be a problem for Sir Keir in recent months.

Last week, on the same day as leader Labor has said the launch of GB Energy will be one of six key promises at the heart of its election campaign, with one of his shadow cabinet ministers suggesting it could cost almost 10 times more than the party has pledged to spend.

The party also came under fire after it abandoned its flagship £28 billion green investment pledge. Labor initially promised to borrow a huge amount every year from day one to invest in the plan.

But the promise was significantly watered down. First, Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, admitted that the annual target will not be met until at least the second half of Labour's first term.

Sir Keir then questioned the scale of the investment, saying it would be subject to the party's budget rules.

Finally, in a major U-turn, he lowered spending commitments to just £4.7 billion a year after how he admitted that it was beyond his means.