London, Thanasis Gavos

The leader of the Labor Party of the official opposition to United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer he promised to “give Britain back its future” with a government under him that would serve specific national “missions”.

The 60-year-old politician, who according to all opinion polls is the most likely to become the country’s next prime minister, set out his priorities in the event of an election victory in a speech in Manchester.

He set out five key “missions” to be included in Labour’s election manifesto for the election expected at the end of 2024. These cover the economy, health, crime, social equality and green energy.

The five objectives are:

To create the highest sustained economic growth in the G7 by the end of the first (five-year) term of his government
To build an NHS, i.e. the public health system, that can meet the needs of the future
Making Britain’s roads safer, i.e. reducing crime and overhauling the justice system
To remove barriers to providing opportunities to citizens at every stage, i.e. a more equal society without discrimination through and upgrading education
To make Britain a “superpower” of clean energy production with absolutely zero use of fossil fuels to power the country by 2030.

Sir Kiir hit out at the Conservatives, saying they have ruled for 13 years with “band-aids” who are perpetuating the country’s problems.

However, Mr Starmer has come under fire from the far left wing of the Labor Party for appearing to abandon an earlier pledge to nationalize power companies, water companies and the railways.

As he said this time, he doesn’t care if the investment and expertise in each sector comes from the public or private sector. “I just want the job done,” he noted.

In his first major speech as Prime Minister, the Conservatives’ Rishi Sunak also set out his five central goals: economic growth, halving inflation this year, ensuring a downward spiral of public debt, reducing waiting times in NHS and legislation to end irregular migration flows across the Channel.