Sir Keir Starmer said the UK has been stuck in a "crouched position" for too long, lacking the "confidence to move forward" as he prepared to deliver a big speech on his vision for fixing the UK's problems.
Sir Keir will use an address in Manchester this morning to launch a series of five national "missions" setting out his objectives for a Labour government.
The five missions are expected to be based around the economy, climate, crime, skills, and the NHS. His main economic goal will be to make the UK the fastest-growing economy in the G7.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast ahead of the speech, Sir Keir said he was "not ashamed to be ambitious for our country".
He said his proposals are about "fixing the fundamentals to make sure that we can move forward as a country rather than stay in this almost crouched position that I think we have been in for many years now where we don’t have the confidence to move forward".
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