Starmer: Election is moment country has been waiting for
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Starmer: Election is moment country has been waiting for
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a July 4th general election is “the moment the country needs and has been waiting for”.
Sir Keir says Labour would run its campaign with "a new spirit of service: country first, party second", insisting it presents “a chance to stop the chaos”.
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The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said.
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Britain's Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, becoming the first Black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. Badenoch succeeds former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose tenure was marked by the Conservatives' worst election performance since 1832.
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Sir Keir Starmer pledged to prioritise the manufacturing industry if Labour wins the General Election on a visit to Lancashire. Mr Starmer met with employees at C&W Berry in Leyland on Friday afternoon..