U.K. opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for opting not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
On a CNBC-moderated panel in Davos, Starmer said he had been meeting with business leaders and policymakers to promote the idea of a Clean Power Alliance should Labour win the next general election in 2024.
"I think our prime minister should have showed up — I absolutely do. One of the things that has been impressed on me since I've been here is the absence of the United Kingdom," Starmer told the panel. British Business and Energy Minister Grant Shapps is in the Swiss Alps in Sunak's absence, and told CNBC on Thursday that it was appropriate that he attend, as his role in government is to secure business investment and jobs for the U.K.
Starmer vowed that in the event that Labour does take power in Westminster in 2024, his government would work with the private sector in the U.K.,, to unlock employment and innovation opportunities.
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