Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled the long-awaited Labour manifesto outlining the key policies for his plan to deliver “create more wealth”, including raising £8.6 billion in new taxes.
With his jacket off and sleeves rolled up, he pledged to make wealth creation the “number one priority”, with a leadership that is “pro-business and pro-worker” in an effort to win over disaffected Tory voters angry at a flatlined economy under prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Sir Keir warned voters that “challenges don’t disappear overnight if Labour wins” as he claimed the manifesto he was presenting today was not a quick fix but a “long-term plan” for change.
Labour’s pledges include keeping tax inflation low, curbing NHS waiting lists, implementing a border security command, creating Great British Energy and cracking down on antisocial behaviour.
But the Tories have slammed the manifesto labelling the fiscal policies a “tax trap”, with the Mr Sunak branding it the “highest taxes in history”.
