Opposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did enormous damage to the economy’Starmer is summing up the Labour offer.This Labour party with Rachel Reeves as chancellor will value every pound as if it’s yours – because at the end of the day, it is.One, higher growth, with a reform planning system, no longer blocking the homes, the infrastructure, the investment that the country needs.Two, safer streets, with 13,000 Extra neighbourhood police officers cracking down on the antisocial behaviour which blights so many of our town centres.Here’s what voting Labour means this year. A plan that starts, as it must – with economic stability. Look at the Tories now, once again in desperation, committing to the madness of unfunded tax cuts. £46 billon to abolish national insurance, with no way of funding it other than risky borrowing or cutting your pension and our NHS.It’s like they think Liz Truss never happened. And maybe for their bills, for their mortgage, for their cost of living – it didn’t. But beyond the walls of Westminster, working people have paid an enormous price. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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