What do Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal about how Labour would govern?
A team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s "five bold missions" stack up
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With the Labour leader pledging his “five bold missions will form the backbone of Labour’s election manifesto”, a team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s statement stacks up
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Keir Starmer’s pledge to get the UK’s growth rate to the highest sustained level in the G7 by the end of Labour’s first term is extremely ambitious.
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A zero-carbon electricity system by 2030, five years before the government’s aim, is the most clearly defined of Labour’s targets.
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Given the state of the NHS, it is unsurprising that Keir Starmer included the health service in his five missions.
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On crime, Starmer’s pledges include ‘reforming the police and justice system, to prevent crime, tackle violence against women, and stop criminals getting away without punishment’.
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All we really know about Labour’s education policy is that they want to invest in childcare.
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The Labour leader covered much ground in his speech but his central argument was that many of the challenges the UK faces – from achieving sustained growth to fixing the NHS – can only be addressed over long timeframe, and through fundamental reform.