Today, Monday 29th September, Deputy Prime Minister and
Justice Secretary, MP, will deliver his first
Labour Party Conference speech in government, setting out how
Labour is already delivering change at home and restoring
Britain's leadership abroad.
In his keynote address, Lammy will say that “the difference a
Labour government makes” can already be felt in its first year,
citing the delivery of government-funded childcare, cutting NHS
waiting lists, recognition of the State of Palestine, new trade
deals and the Hillsborough Law.
He will contrast Labour's record of delivery with the fourteen
years of drift and division under the Conservatives, and warn
that Reform threaten the very principles of justice and the rule
of law.
Lammy will say that Labour's story — from Attlee's NHS to
Wilson's White Heat of Technology, from the Equal Pay Act to the
introduction of the minimum wage — is one of governing in hard
times and delivering lasting change in the national interest.
In his speech, will highlight:
· Labour's first
year of delivery: the fastest growth in the G7, wages rising
faster than in a decade under the Tories, five million extra NHS
appointments, 30 hours of government-funded childcare saving
families up to £7,500 a year, new trade deals with the EU, US and
India, and the Hillsborough Law brought to Parliament.
· Labour's
international leadership: recognition of the State of Palestine,
standing firm with Ukraine, and rebuilding Britain's
alliances.
· The justice
inheritance: prisons at bursting point, court backlogs at record
levels, probation overstretched, and victims waiting years for
justice.
· Labour's justice
plan built on three pillars: rebuilding public confidence,
modernising the system with technology, and investing in the
future with new prison places, more probation officers and
sentencing reform.
will also unveil two key
reforms:
· Expansion of
Problem-Solving Courts: announcing a new women's Intensive
Supervision Court in Liverpool, as part of Labour's plan to
increase the number of sites by the end of the Parliament,
breaking the cycle of crime and reducing reoffending.
· Launch of the
English Law Panel: a new body to promote English law
internationally, reinforcing Britain's position as a global
leader in legal services and supporting a sector worth over £42
billion a year and employing nearly 400,000 people.
MP, Labour's Deputy Prime
Minister and Justice Secretary, is expected to say:
“From 5 million appointments in the NHS to recognising the State
of Palestine, from government-funded childcare to the
Hillsborough Law — this is the difference a Labour government
makes.
“Now we bring that same determination to the justice system:
delivering punishment that works, safer communities, and pride in
Britain's world-class legal sector.
“The Tories chose drift. Reform choose grievance. Labour chooses
progress. That is the difference a Labour government makes.”
