Opposition leader to say ‘making the country and its people better off’ is main priority for party
, will attempt to frame the next general election as a battle for the economy, declaring on Monday that a Labour government’s priorities would be “growth, growth and growth”.
The speech comes amid forecasts that the UK’s economic growth will stagnate next year, with consumer price inflation running at 8.2% for the year to June, and a Conservative leadership contest that has seen bruising clashes over the economy, with Rishi Sunak describing Liz Truss’s plans to borrow billions to fund tax cuts as a “fairytale”.
Starmer’s speech is not billed as providing detailed policies to deliver growth and he has faced questions over how much he would be able to achieve if a long-term global recession and high inflation set in.“Strong, because it will build a foundation where every business and every person plays a role,” he is expected to say.“Fair, because it will unlock the potential of every place – every community, every town and every city.
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