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Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s five national ‘missions’ in Manchester speech
His speech will include the five national ‘missions’ setting out his plans for how a Labour government will look.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in Manchester today to lay out Labour’s mission plan.
His speech included the five national ‘missions’ setting out his plans for how a Labour government will look should they win the next general election, due in 2025. He has said he wants to ‘restore pride and purpose’ in the country and that the country needs a ‘serious plan’ if it is to fix some of the deep-seated problems within society.
Labour’s pledges were unveiled at 10.30am. They are:
- Aim for the highest sustained growth in the G7
- Build an NHS fit for the future
- Make Britain’s streets safer
- Break down barriers to opportunities
- Make Britain a clean energy superpower
He is expected to contrast his proposed plans to Rishi Sunak’s ‘sticking plaster’ politics’ of his five priorities set out in the Prime Minister’s new year address, and stresses that he wants to act on ‘people’s priorities’ and the private sector, to ‘get the job done’.
With an upcoming election now on the horizon, the Labour leader said some ‘missions’ will be tough to deliver but these will ultimately form the backbone of their manifesto. Kicking off today with a speech about the party’s plan for economic growth, he laid out a series of ‘measurable ambitions’ over the next coming months.
A party spokesman said they will draw on Starmer’s experience running the Crown Prosecution Service for five years, saying: “The missions are an important part of focusing government, prioritising not just spending but time in government.”
In a keynote speech Mr Starmer will speak of how he wants a different approach to government — neither state control or free markets — but a genuine partnership with ‘sleeves rolled-up’ working in the national interest.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mocked the Labour leader over the party’s ‘national missions’ on Wednesday saying Mr Starmer always reserved the right to change his mind.
“We’ve heard tomorrow he’s going to announce five missions. But we already know what they are,” he said at Prime Minister’s Questions.
“It’s uncontrolled immigration, it’s reckless spending, it’s higher debt, and it’s softer sentences. And for the fifth pledge, it’s that he reserves the right to change his mind on the other four.”