Keir Starmer- hopes for reset with EU do not mean ‘reversing Brexit’
THE DOOM-LADEN warnings we are now hearing from the Government about next month’s ‘painful’ Budget set a rather different tone from Labour’s pre-election pledges to be unashamedly pro-business and pro-growth.
I’ve personally got broad shoulders and would be happy to pay some more personal tax – though Labour has ruled out raising theBut the budget that really matters to me is the weekly budget of my customers, and particularly those who are struggling to feed7 out of 10 disabled oaps will LOSE winter fuel payments after Labour's cut, which play such a vital role across Britain as community hubs and give us our sense of place. Far too many of these are broken or in spiralling decline.
We could all get behind a budget that promised to deliver fewer potholes, better buses and local services, improved connectivity, more housing, lower crime and themoving upwards, but it needs to do this working with the private sector to phase in changes – and I am confident from myA sudden and dramatic hike in wages risks being unaffordable for the businesses in Britain that are key to our economic success.
This is not about hungry individuals stealing a little to feed themselves: it is systematic criminality for financial gain, and it needs to be met with firmness and resolve., make it clear that thefts of less than £200 do deserve attention, and deliver on the promise to make assaults on shop-workers a specific criminal offence.
I hope and expect to see a Budget that fulfils Labour’s promises, delivers sound public finances and green-lights investments that will deliver a growing economy, a better environment and a stronger society for the benefit of us all.
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