{"id":143242,"date":"2024-03-28T21:25:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starmer-launches-labour-local-election-campaign-and-defends-difficult-decisions-over-dropped-pledges-politics-live\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T21:38:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:38:58","slug":"starmer-launches-labour-local-election-campaign-and-defends-difficult-decisions-over-dropped-pledges-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starmer-launches-labour-local-election-campaign-and-defends-difficult-decisions-over-dropped-pledges-politics-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer launches Labour local election campaign and defends \u2018difficult decisions\u2019 over dropped pledges\u2013 politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOpposition leader says some commitments were made before \u2018the Tories did enormous damage to the economy\u2019Starmer is summing up the Labour offer.This Labour party with Rachel Reeves as chancellor will value every pound as if it\u2019s yours \u2013 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\u2019s what voting Labour means this year. A plan that starts, as it must \u2013 with economic stability. Look at the Tories now, once again in desperation, committing to the madness of unfunded tax cuts. \u00a346 billon to abolish national insurance, with no way of funding it other than risky borrowing or cutting your pension and our NHS.It\u2019s like they think Liz Truss never happened. And maybe for their bills, for their mortgage, for their cost of living \u2013 it didn\u2019t. But beyond the walls of Westminster, working people have paid an enormous price. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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