Tory minister challenged by Sky News presenter over false claim Starmer wants to work ‘four-day week’

Tory minister slapped down for suggesting Keir Starmer planned to work a four-day weekSource: Sky News

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00:00How important to you is work-life balance? It is pretty important but I would say as a minister

00:07it's not really that feasible. I note that probably what you're alluding to is

00:13Keir Starmer saying he's going to be doing a four-day week and finishing at six o'clock every

00:17evening. No he didn't say a four-day week he said he was going to finish work at six on a Friday like

00:22many people do and I believe that's to help his wife observe her Jewish faith which is commonplace

00:29amongst Jewish people so not a four-day week that's not true.