NEWS STORY : Labour Leader Keir Starmer Makes Keynote Speech
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Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Opposition, has made a keynote speech in which he has set out more of the Labour Party’s plans for the General Election which will likely be held in 2024. Talking of the state of British politics at the moment, the Labour leader said:
“Everyone agrees we are in a huge mess. Services on their knees, an economy that doesn’t work for working people even when it grows, let alone now when it stagnates like right now. Everyone agrees as well – that it’s been like this for a while. That Britain needs change, wants change, is crying out for change. And yet, trust in politics is now so low, so degraded, that nobody believes you can make a difference anymore. Also, that after the sex scandals, the expenses scandals, the waste scandals, the contracts for friends, even in a crisis like the pandemic, some people have looked at us and concluded we’re all just in it for ourselves. A nation that is so exhausted, tired, despairing even, that they’ve given up on hope. A national mood which, if we aren’t successful with our Project Hope, the Tories will subtly seek to exploit.”
He said that he had a new plan for the country:
“I promise a new plan with new priorities, five national missions that will sweep away the era of Tory division, a plan for the long-term.
With higher growth, a reformed planning system no longer blocking the homes, infrastructure and investment we need.
Safer streets, more police in your town, cracking down on anti-social behaviour.
Cheaper bills, with GB Energy, a new public company, using clean British power not foreign oil and gas.
More opportunities for your children, new technical excellence colleges training our kids in the skills they need and businesses want.
Better mental health support in schools, expert teachers in every classroom, paid for – by removing tax breaks on private schools.
And our NHS back on its feet, with a plan to cut the waiting lists, paid for by removing the non-dom tax status. Two million more appointments every year in an NHS clearing the backlog, seven days a week.
And written through this new plan, I also promise this: a total overhaul in how we approach the economy and government.”
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