This is a big moment that demands leadership. Leadership founded on the values that have informed @Keir_Starmer throughout his life – work, care, equality, security. A Labour government, with this leadership, will deliver these values across Britain.
- Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives his first speech to a full conference
- He says Labour under his leadership will not have an election manifesto “that is not a serious plan for government”
- There are heckles from the audience, to which he responds with “shouting slogans, or changing lives?”
- Sir Keir says rape and serious sexual assault cases will be fast-tracked under a Labour government
- And he pledges mental health spending would not be allowed to fall
- He focuses on education, calling for digital skills in schools and reinstating compulsory work experience
- He criticises Boris Johnson as “a trivial man, a showman with nothing left to show”
- The speech also focuses on science and research, with target investment of 3% of GDP
- He adds: “Without a strong economy we cannot pay for the good society”
- He finishes outlining his priorities: work, care, equality and security
