will today 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 create one million new jobs in towns and
cities in every corner of 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.
To achieve this, he will say, “will require a different way of
working - the biggest partnership between government, business
and communities this country has ever seen.” But in order to
fulfil Britain’s potential, Starmer will say we must end the
short-termist approach that has dogged the country for a decade
and seize the opportunities ahead of us. He will declare that
Labour will get Britain “out of this endless cycle of crisis with
a fresh start, a new set of priorities and a new way of
governing.”
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 one
per cent 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.”
