Sir Keir Starmer will tomorrow set out his mission for "a Labour government that creates an economy that works for working people" and "gives Britain its hope and its future back."
In his leader’s speech at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, he will say that Labour will "fight the Tories on economic growth", through ambitious, practical plans for jobs, skills and tackling the climate emergency. He will declare that these plans - and the changes Labour has made over the course of his leadership - show that the party is once again "the party of the centre-ground" and "the political wing of the British people."
The Labour leader will spell out his ambition to "turn the UK into a growth superpower", through Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan. The plan will aim to create one million new jobs in towns and cities across the country, as well as bringing down energy bills, raising living standards and ensuring Britain shows global leadership in tackling the climate crisis. Starmer will commit to kicking off this mission within the first 100 days of his Labour government.
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Starmer will say that the climate crisis also provides the biggest opportunity that Britain has had in decades to make the country work for working people. He will say: "We cannot afford to miss out on the opportunity to lead the world in renewable energy, electric vehicles and harnessing new hydrogen power among others."
He will also talk about his personal commitment to tackling the climate crisis, drawing upon his determination to deliver for the next generation and give the country its future back.
Starmer will draw the contrast between Labour's plan for growth and the Tories’ shambolic mini-Budget last Friday. He will say it is the Labour Party that now stands for "sound money" and recommit Labour to an Office for Value for Money to make sure taxpayers’ money is spent in the national interest. He will also contrast Labour's growth plan for working people with the Tory tax cuts for the wealthiest.
Starmer will say: “What we’ve seen from the Government in the past few days has no precedent. They’ve lost control of the British economy – and for what? For tax cuts for the richest 1% in our society.”
He will also celebrate the changes that the Labour Party has made since 2019 and how it has brought the party back to the political centre ground – exemplified by the impeccably observed tribute to the Queen and singing of the national anthem at the start of conference.
Concluding with how Labour’s plans will help Britain avoid exactly the cost of living crisis the country is going through now, Starmer will say: “We should never be left cowering in a brace position, worrying about how to get through a winter. It’s time for Britain to stand tall again.”
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