Starmer pledges to ‘reverse a decade of decline’ amid cronyism row
7 months ago

Starmer pledges to ‘reverse a decade of decline’ amid cronyism row

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} In his first keynote speech as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer will promise to “get a grip” on the problems facing Britain and “reverse a decade of decline” said to have taken place under the previous Conservative government. Starmer will use his first major speech as prime minister to argue that change will take time, and that Britain will get worse before it gets better Speaking about the riots in a speech delivered from the Downing Street rose garden, he will say that they showed “the cracks in our society after 14 years of populism and failure”. As the party battles allegations of cronyism after it emerged that Waheed Alli – who has donated more than £500,000 to Labour over the past 20 years – was granted a pass to Downing Street, the prime minister will say: “This government won’t always be perfect, but I promise this: you will be at the heart of our government and in the forefront of our minds, at the centre of everything we do. We will do the hard work needed to root out 14 years of rot and reverse a decade of decline.” Rachel Reeves faces a challenging two months ahead as she prepares for her first Budget on 30 October The prime minister will use his speech to outline the scale of the challenge facing his government, saying: “Things are worse than we ever imagined.

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