The perfect fumble
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But the Corbyn nonsense is an attack on him for supporting Corbyn in 2019. What is his purpose in letting the lie stand?
Because being seen to crush Corbyn and what he stands for matters more.
If anything Sunak's lie benefits Starmer.
If Sunak is seeking to make political capital by lying about Starmer's association with a Corbynista Labour manifesto that didn't exist, even those dumb enough to fall for it, can hardly fail to notice that Starmer has expelled Corbyn from the PLP.
It's a win/win for Starmer, if he exposes Sunak's lie it's a win, because Sunak will be shown to have lied, and if he lets it stand it's also a win, because it justifies Starmer expelling Corbyn and his subsequent clean break from the Corbyn left.