Рет қаралды 20,197
Labour leader and new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has held his first press conference at Downing Street.
He said he will have to take “tough decisions” when asked about tax hikes as he vowed to approach challenges with a “raw honesty”.
Facing his first media grilling as Prime Minister on his first full day in Downing Street, he also said the Tories’ Rwanda deportation plan was “dead and buried”.
The landslide victory in the General Election has given Labour “a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the United Kingdom,” Sir Keir said as he set out plans to tour all four UK nations.
The new Government faces difficult choices over the public finances, with official forecasts implying major spending cuts over the coming years.
Speaking to reporters, he vowed to personally chair new “mission delivery boards” to “put into action” Labour’s manifesto commitments.
And he signalled more power could be given to metro mayors as he announced he would meet with regional leaders of all political stripes during his first week in Number 10.
The Prime Minister said his “door is open” to those who know what is best for their communities as he suggested the Labour Government would be “bold” about pushing resources out of Whitehall.
The cross-departmental "mission delivery board" panels are expected to be set up to make progress on the party’s five key pledges - to drive economic growth, reform the NHS, invest in clean energy, reform the crime and justice system, and improve opportunity through a new skills agenda.
The Prime Minister said he would head the boards himself to emphasise his focus on pursuing the plans central to Labour’s first term in government.
The news conference on Saturday came after he chaired the first meeting of his new Cabinet, which largely mirrors his shadow team before the election.
He said he had told his ministers “exactly what I expect of them in terms of standards, delivery, and the trust that the country has put in them”.
Chapters
00:00 Keir Starmer remarks
05:35 Media questions
28:00 End of press conference
Continue reading at Manchester Evening News:
Sir Keir Starmer lays out plans for UK in first press conference as Prime Minister
www.manchester...
LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE
#news #generalelection #politics