Ahead of his first in-person Labour Party conference, has set out his vision of how Labour will focus on
providing security and opportunity to working people across the
country.
At the heart of the Labour leader’s essay is the “contribution
society” – where we all have a part to play, one in which we
recognise the value of family, community and each person and each
businesses’ ability to contribute to the country’s success.
In order to put contribution at the centre of our efforts, Labour
would build an effective partnership of state and private sector
to prioritise the things that we have seen really matter: health,
living conditions, working conditions and the environment.
Labour will put an emphasis back on the things and the places
that bring us together – the idea of community, of safe and
pleasant neighbourhoods.
The essay argues that every person and every business has a role
to play in building a better society. It includes giving workers
the new deal they deserve, ensuring that hard working people
don’t shoulder the burden of the recovery, revaluing those who
got Britain through the pandemic and building a new partnership
with business.
says that the pandemic brought out the best of our
country – resilience, compassion and people coming together. But
the pandemic has also exposed how the foundations of our country
had been weakened by political decisions taken over the previous
decade under the Tories.
He writes that Britain now stands at a crossroads, with one path
leading to more inequality of opportunity and insecurity under
the Tories. The other path, with Labour, will provide security
and opportunity across the country.
In addition to pointing to policies across crime, education,
health, power, and economy, Starmer proposes ten guiding
principles for a contribution society.
MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said:
“People want to emerge from lockdown into something better. Our
country is now at a crossroads: down one path is the same
inequality of opportunity and insecurity. The Labour path is
about building a better future for working people.
“Labour will build a society that prizes the contributions people
make, providing security and opportunity across Britain.”
