Keir Starmer today vows to make Labour the party of the economy as he sets out his party's battle plan for the New Year. The Labour leader will deliver a major speech in January on his vision to “recover and rebuild” the country in the wake of the pandemic.
But he admitted the party was only just “beginning to climb the mountain” to prove to the public that it could form the next government.
In an interview with the Mirror one year on from the general election, Mr Starmer said: “The economy is going to be absolutely central to what we say in the New Year.” The Opposition will also set out policies on violent crime, Government waste and Britain's place in the world in the coming months.
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