Stephen Morgan MP has said the next Labour government led by Keir Starmer will create an economy that works for working people and gives Britain its hope and its future back.
During the Labour leader’s speech today, Starmer set out his ambition to “turn the UK into a growth superpower”, through Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan. The plan will create one million new jobs in towns and cities in every corner of the country, as well as bringing down energy bills, raising living standards and ensuring Britain shows global leadership in tackling the climate crisis. Starmer will commit to kicking off this mission within the first 100 days of his Labour government.
To achieve this, he said he will, “will require a different way of working – the biggest partnership between government, business and communities this country has ever seen.” But in order to fulfil Britain’s potential, Starmer said we must end the short-termist approach that has dogged the country for a decade and seize the opportunities ahead of us. He declared that Labour will get Britain “out of this endless cycle of crisis with a fresh start, a new set of priorities and a new way of governing.”
Starmer said that the climate crisis also provides the biggest opportunity that Britain has had in decades to make the country work for working people. He said: “we cannot afford to miss out” on the opportunity to lead the world in renewable energy, electric vehicles and harnessing new hydrogen power among others.
He talked about his personal commitment to tackling the climate crisis, drawing upon his determination to deliver for the next generation and give the country its future back.
Starmer drew contrast between Labour’s plan for growth and the Tories’ mini-Budget last Friday. He said it is the Labour Party that now stands for “sound money” and recommit Labour to an Office for Value for Money to make sure taxpayers’ money is spent in the national interest. He contrasted Labour’s growth plan for working people with the Tory tax cuts for the wealthiest.
Starmer said: “What we’ve seen from the Government in the past few days has no precedent. They’ve lost control of the British economy – and for what? For tax cuts for the richest one per cent in our society.”
He also celebrated the changes that the Labour Party has made since 2019 and how it has brought the party back to the political centre ground – exemplified by the impeccably observed tribute to the Queen and singing of the national anthem at the start of conference.
At the heart of Labour’s economic plan also announced this week was its commitment to reverse the decision to abolish the top rate of tax, and with some of that money:
- Double the number of district nurses qualifying every year
- Train more than 5,000 new health visitors
- Create an additional 10,000 nursing and midwifery placements every year.
- Double the number of medical school places so we have the doctors we need in our NHS.
Mr Morgan welcomed the announcement, who has been a longstanding supporter of the University of Portsmouth’s plans to establish a medical school, to help tackle the NHS backlog and workforce challenges it faces.
The Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South, Stephen Morgan, said:
“The next Labour government will create an economy that works for the working people of Portsmouth and enable Britain to stand tall again.
“Labour will fight the Tories on economic growth, through ambitious, practical plans for jobs, skills and tackling the climate emergency.
“We will turn the UK into a growth superpower, through our Green Prosperity Plan. The plan will create one million new jobs in towns and cities in every corner of the country, as well as bringing down energy bills, raising living standards and ensuring Britain shows global leadership in tackling the climate crisis.
“We must end the short-termist approach that has dogged the country for a decade and seize the opportunities ahead of us.
“Labour will get Britain out of this endless cycle of crisis with a fresh start, a new set of priorities and a new way of governing.”
