Reuters:
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 27 – British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Tuesday it was his party’s “moment”, championing green policies to spur economic growth and create jobs that he said would open the door to power after 12 years of Conservative government.
At his party’s annual conference, Starmer struck at the heart of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s plan to revive growth, saying a Labour government would create jobs, improve skills and tackle climate change rather than cut taxes for the wealthiest.
Trying to capitalise on the divide opened up by the government’s so-called mini-budget that saw the Conservatives shift to the right with a return to trickle-down economic policies, Starmer saidLabour was once again “the party of the centre-ground” ready for an election due in 2024.
“This is a Labour moment,” he told a packed auditorium in the northern English city of Liverpool in a speech greeted by several standing ovations rather than the heckling he received last year.
“Britain will deal with the cost-of-living crisis. Britain will get its future back … That’s my commitment to you. The national mission of the next Labour government. And together with the British people – we will do it,” he said.
Starmerpledged to stop “this endless cycle of crisis with a fresh start, a new set of priorities and a new way of governing” that would help the lower paid and restore the country’s National Health Service.
