Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out plans on Thursday to deliver on his priorities to raise living standards and rebuild Britain.
Starmer will use Thursday’s speech to plot out when Britain can expect to start seeing progress his government has promised in a range of areas.
These include hospital backlogs, increasing police numbers, improving education and securing home-grown energy.
“My government was elected to deliver change, and today marks the next step. People are tired of being promised the world, but short-term sticking plaster politics is letting them down,” Starmer will say.
According to excerpts of his speech provided by his office, Starmer will reaffirm the promise, “My mission-led government will deliver.”
Five months since his Labour Party swept back to power with a landslide win, Starmer wants to turn the page on criticism of his government on everything from its use of campaign donations to a tax-raising budget.
The budget prompted an outcry from businesses and farmers.
Called the government’s ‘Plan For Change’, Starmer is expected to set out a reform programme for Britain’s overly stretched public services.
This programme is an attempt to restore trust in politics.
Years of chaos and scandal under the Conservatives have eroded trust in politics.
Moreover, Labour’s missteps in its first few months in power have further deepened mistrust.
Labour campaigned before the July 4 election on five missions.
These were boosting economic growth, accelerating steps towards reaching net zero, reducing waiting times in the state-run health service, tackling crime and improving education.
His first measures on Thursday will include a move to give communities a named, contactable police officer to deal with local issues, his office said.
This is part of a pledge to add a further 13,000 police in neighbourhood roles.
“This marks a return to the founding principles of British policing – where officers are part of the communities they serve,” Interior Minister Yvette Cooper said in a statement.
“Through this visible, responsive police presence in every neighbourhood, we will restore the trust and partnership that lies at the heart of keeping our communities safe.”
