NEWS STORY : Rishi Sunak Makes Keynote Speech on Future of Britain
STORY
Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, has made a keynote speech on the future of Britain, referencing his plans to extend the teaching of maths and also commenting on the current problems in the NHS. Speaking early on in his speech about the NHS, the Prime Minister said that he was taking action by “increasing bed capacity by 7,000 more hospital beds and more people cared for at home and providing new funding to discharge people into social care and the community, freeing up beds”.
On education, Sunak said that he expected every child to study some maths under the age of 18, an increase from the half of 16 to 19 year olds who currently study the subject. The Prime Minister also said that he wanted to roll out the ‘Family Hubs’ project to support parents, saying that “I believe deeply that family – not just government – can help us answer the profound questions we face as a country”.
Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Labour Party, has yet to comment on the speech, but Jeremy Corbyn, the former Leader of the Labour posted on Twitter:
“If Rishi Sunak wanted to reform our education system, he would give teachers a decent pay rise, end the privatisation of our universities, and create a National Education Service to provide free lifelong learning for all.”
The Green Party issued a statement saying:
“Here’s a sum for the Prime Minister – Lack of action on climate change ➕ Spiralling cost of living ➕ Underfunded public services ? Broken Tory Britain”
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Press Release from Downing Street on Prime Minister’s Top Five Priorities
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