Labour put this Tweet out yesterday:

That is manner under the belt.

Politicians don’t sentence criminals, as Keir Starmer ought to know.

They don’t even carry instances to court docket, as Keir Starmer ought to know.

And the provisions for sending abusers to jail for as much as 14 years do exist, and have for a very long time, as Keir Starmer ought to know. If they don’t seem to be used we’ve to imagine judges don’t use them for good cause. As Keir Starmer ought to know.

So what is that this advert all about? It’s about making the victims of abuse the plaything of politicians. And that’s completely unacceptable. Simply as it’s unacceptable to counsel Tories management the courts.

Labour needs to be ashamed of itself. This assault advert is enjoying within the gutter.

A few of the finest recommendation I ever bought was that I mustn’t ever combat a pig. I might solely get muddy, and the pig would take pleasure in it. The inference was ‘don’t descend to the gutter’.

Labour clearly has not heard or taken heed of that recommendation. They’d be smart to take action and by no means go close to such base messaging once more.