Posted 12/3/2023, 10:33:00 AM
Starmer to Warn of Limited Spending Despite Economy Plans if Labour Wins Election
- Sir Keir Starmer to warn of "huge constraints" on public spending if Labour wins next election, dashing expectations of "quickly turning on the spending taps"
- Growing the economy set to be battleground issue for Labour and Conservatives with next election
- Starmer to argue 13 years of Conservative rule has left higher debt, interest rates, taxes than in 2010
- Labour leader to outline economic plans including changing planning laws to boost housebuilding, developing industrial strategy with business
- Starmer also seeking to deliver "new deal" on issues like mental health support, cutting NHS waiting lists, ending zero hour contracts to "make work pay"