SIR Keir Starmer is pledging to “cut bills” and create well-paid jobs across the UK.
On the day of Labour’s manifesto launch, he also promises not to raise taxes and to prioritise wealth creation.
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And he commits to cap corporation tax at 25 per cent and “bulldoze through the barriers” to build houses, roads and railways.
Sir Keir will set out his stall to be the first Labour leader to win an election in nearly two decades as he launches the dossier today.
The wannabe PM writes in today’s Sun: “After 14 years of chaos, hard-working Brits are feeling the cost of monthly payments sent skywards. And they want an alternative not a repeat.”
At the manifesto’s launch in Manchester, Sir Keir will say wealth creation is his “number one priority”.
He will argue: “Sustained growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people.
“That is why it is Labour’s first mission for government. It means being pro-business and pro-worker. We are the party of wealth creation.”
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He will outline a plan to kickstart growth by creating 650,000 jobs in future industries and rip-up planning rules to build railways, roads and 1.5 million homes as part of an infrastructure strategy.
Sir Keir will also pledge to decentralise power from Westminster and reform the job market with better support for employment, healthcare, and childcare.
On immigration, Labour said it will develop home-grown skills. It also aims to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP but is yet to set a date for it.
But he proposes to hike taxes by charging VAT on private school fees, abolishing the non-dom tax status and closing “loopholes” in the windfall tax on oil and gas companies.
BRITAIN DESERVES BETTER
By Sir Keir Starmer
THE Labour Party manifesto — which we publish today — is about growing the economy, creating well-paid jobs, and cutting bills for Sun readers in all corners of the country.
I know that there is a feeling that nothing works in Britain.
Mortgages payments and energy bills through the roof, fuel prices up, long waits to see GPs, record numbers of small boats. And when you call the police, too often no one comes. After 14 years of chaos, hard- working Brits are feeling the cost of monthly payments sent skywards.
And they want an alternative not a repeat.
That is why my changed Labour Party’s manifesto takes a different approach: Stability not chaos.
It will put money back in Sun readers’ pockets and get growth back, not hike taxes on working people.
My iron-clad guarantee to Sun readers is this: We will not raise income tax. We will not raise national insurance. We will not raise VAT.
You can trust Labour with the pound in your pocket because everything we propose is fully costed and fully funded.
Our manifesto shows the careful steps we will take to get the country back on track.
Because Britain deserves a better future.