Ivana Bacik hails Starmer but disagrees with ban on MPs joining protests

Ivana Bacik has praised Keir Starmer (PA)

Irish Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said she disagrees with Keir Starmer’s order that MPs should not join union picket lines, but said she still admires him.

Ms Bacik said the British Labour Party’s recent surge in the polls offers a lesson on how the Irish party can grow by uniting and not being disheartened by stagnant survey figures.