To win the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer will need to convince a number of disenchanted Tory voters to trust him instead - today's speech will be a key part of that effort.
Sir Keir, who said back in 2020 when he became Labour leader that he had a mountain to climb to turn things around before the next general election in 2024, now has the summit in sight.
Five point plans and pledge cards are nothing new. At the beginning of the year, Rishi Sunak set out his five promises to voters for the remainder of his term in office - to grow the economy in 2023, halve inflation, cut debt, stop small boats, and cut NHS waiting lists. So today will be more about blue-sky thinking than real-life retail politics. Those around Sir Keir insist that this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Mr Sunak's own mission statement for the next 18 months - also five points - but rather a framework for governing.
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