At a speech in Manchester on Thursday morning, Labour leader Keir Starmer laid out five goals which would make up his party’s approach to governance.
Describing them as “missions” for a future Labour government, the goals include causing the UK to experience the highest sustained growth in the G7 and to have zero carbon energy generation by 2030.
However, few specific details of the missions were discussed, and little details of how they would be implemented were described.
Additionally, Starmer did not discuss abandoned manifesto pledges of his related to his five missions, including the nationalisation of the UK’s energy sector.
One mission, causing the UK to experience the highest sustained growth in the G7, was headlined in the press before the speech.
The goal would be met by the end of Labour’s first term in government.
Starmer said the strengths of industry, investment and organised labour would be brought together to meet the goal.
Another mission would be to make the UK’s energy generation zero carbon by 2030.
Starmer said this could include the insulation of 19 million homes, alongside introducing government support of training for carbon resilience roles in the workforce.
He also laid out a mission to build an “NHS fit for the future”, as well as one to “make Britain’s streets safe.”
On strengthening the NHS, Starmer said the number of medical students entering university would be doubled.
His last mission is to “break down the barriers to opportunity at every stage for every child.”
Starmer did not address his manifesto commitment to support abolishing tuition fees, which he recently said was “under review”, failing to respond to a question on the matter by Sky News political editor Beth Rigby.
Describing a potential Labour government as “mission-led”, Starmer said the five pillars of his potential future government would be based on measurable goals.
He said a future Labour government would have “greater stability and certainty” than the current government.
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