Keir Starmer hits the ground running as new prime minister | Kate McCann
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Published 2024-07-08
It will be key for Keir Starmer’s government to show the public that senior ministers are “determined to get on with the plan” during their first 100 days, says Times Radio’s Kate McCann.
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All Comments (21)
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Didn't vote Labour, however, they are now our government, so instead of hoping they fail miserably, I actually hope they deliver some good stuff for Britain, and will judge them on what they do for us, rather than what their opposition say they will do to us.
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Labour has always believed in paying for welfare out of growth. That's not new. With the exception of Blair, who preferred to pay for wars out of it.
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I’m not sure that bring back expenses cheater Jacqui Smith is a sign of competence.
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We're not the Tories. Award winning policy.
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BBC really into Starmer now and Rishi forgot about 😂
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"adults in the room" shouldn't be a relief or a shock to anyone, but somehow it is. That in itself is a testament to the incompetence of the last government...
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Not a prayer 😕, anyone who thinks that the answer to small boats is to create and finance yet another "force" and layer of beurocacy when the Coast guard , uk border force, customs and exise , the police and the royal navy hasnt been enough, is completely deluded and needs a long lie down.
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You have to love that framing. Labour's "tone" or this was always their "plan", cunningly appearing to be a competent and busy government by being busy and competent. It's almost Machiavellian, building public trust by getting on with their job as government. Whatever will this think of next? Clearly telling businesses what is going to happen and then not changing everything a week later?! Diabolical.
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Going to be odd have a government in London that talks to Edinburgh.
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Remember labour supporters wanted this
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Infrastructue also means fiber-optic/faster internet.
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A bit unfair to suggest planning issues are all about nimbyism. Our infrastructure is creaking on the point of collapse and that's not something that planners are generally able to force a fix for. Developers spend so much effort arguing they can't make a profit if they provide infrastructure or social housing that we end up with housing of the wrong type in the wrong places, and there's rarely a way to prevent it within planning law.
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Labour have to deliver as they are held to a different standard than the former crew. Also, the press is not friendly to them too........
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UK is a very small country, we are full, why is Labour making it worse..we have our own sleeping on the streets...
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There are some tough years ahead of us, we have a lot of work to do to fix the Tory mess, but given the time and the room to do it and Labour are going to fix it no doubt about that. It might take 5 years, it might take 10, but we will get there!
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You get the feeling that the new government hasn’t got “their hands in the till” and not enriching themselves and supporters!!!
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How about lammy shocking appointment
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Starmer hit the ground running because Blair just wound him up and dropped him...
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Starmer will just carry on where Sunak left off, both Schwab stooges. More boats, more crime, more wasting our money.
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It's in plain sight.... Exactly who... this...... main stream... So called media...................... Prop up*
