There were plenty of people urging me from day one: set out your plan for government. Labour has already unveiled some of its proposals for the NHS if it took power at the next election, including funding more medical school places by scrapping the non-dom tax status and introducing a 10-year plan for reform. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. He said he sometimes disagreed with their tactics, but added: 'I understand why they do what they do. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Police will have the power to stop 'go-slow' protests before they cause chaos under a law being proposed by ministers. Play it now! Douglas Alexander is one former cabinet minister trying to become an MP. We look forward to see you at your next eventthanks for checking us out! Pity poor Keir Starmer, who has a long and difficult year of doing very little ahead of him. Starmer, who is approaching three years as leader of the opposition, has big plans for this year. It would mean a biological male as young as 16 would have the right to attend a girls' school, and a prisoner could demand to be placed in a female jail even if they did not live as a woman. The PM told MsSturgeon of the need to 'work together' as the pair clashed over independence and gender rules during his visit to Scotland last week. . He added that the party was "looking at the options" in relation to tuition fees and "haven't got a settled view". Keir Starmer leans over an open newspaper and points out a picture of him and the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, holding hi-tech rivet guns while touring a design lab. Final proposals will be included in the partys next election manifesto. Another change he wants is devolution, giving people more control over their lives, but he acknowledges that handing power to local communities needs to be accompanied by funding. However, it is understood he now sees reform of the Lords as necessary to demonstrate that Labour would represent a decisive change from the Conservatives. A lot has been discussed of late regarding Keir Starmers performance as Labour leader, and after possibly his toughest few weeks in charge our latest Starmer says 16 is too young to change legal gender, health service was in an "existential" crisis, earlier this month promised to cut waiting lists, Meanwhile, it is pushing forward with controversial legislation. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? I think if we don't reform the health service we will be in managed decline," he added. Labour will have a 1997-style pledge card in the run-up to the next election, he confirms. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Cabinet split over NHS strikes as 'Iron Chancellor' Jeremy David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline. He has also given money to the Green Party and Greenpeace. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies, The politics of Europe are still all wrong for Labour. There is so much we could do more efficiently. Dr Philip Banfield, chair of the British Medical Association, criticised the plans, saying GPs were "one of the most efficient and effective parts of the health service". It is exactly the kind of attempted British cherry-picking that the EU has shown itself to be hostile to for some years, and it wont be fooled this time round. Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The 61-year-old vegan owner of Forest Green Rovers football club has given Labour 360,000 since the last election via his Ecotricity power firm. Hopefully, we dont need to state the bleeding obvious (pun very much intended) as to why this is utter nonsense. 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Weve got to move to a preventive model.. He feels, having transformed Labour since the days of Jeremy Corbyn and attacked government failings over the last year, he has earned his party a hearing. Just Stop Oil activists last month led walking protests in London during rush hour, blocking three lanes on both sides of the A2, in Southwark, before launching another similar blockade in the City. During the meeting with peers, Starmer also made clear that he wanted to reposition Labour as pro-business, pro-growth and can offer Britain a bright future, adding: We will be out there showing the public that there is a different way to this failed Tory economics Britain has so much potential. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. The government is also giving the health service 200m to buy thousands of beds in care homes to free up space in hospitals. The 61-year-old vegan owner of Forest Green Rovers football club has given the party 360,000 since the last election via hisEcotricity power firm. He did not rule out supporting the UK government in potentially blocking the Scottish legislation but said he would "wait and see" what the government proposes. I dont quarrel with the argument that people need more control in their lives. Frankly, the rejoiners, at least outside Scotland, will vote Labour anyway apart from in a few areas where it makes sense to vote Lib Dem. - ! His Asked if any reforms for the health service were off the table, Sir Keir told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: "No, we want to look at all sorts of reform.". The former shadow attorney general and ex-director of civil rights group Liberty told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'The police already have adequate powers to arrest people and move them on when they are obstructing the highway. Mr Sunak said the legislation would strike a better balance between the right to protest and 'the rights of the hard-working majority to go about their day-to-day business'. Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour must move away from being a "party of protest" in order to win elections and "hand power to working people". I resisted because I knew we could only do it if we got to this stage. But he does not like complacency, and at every shadow cabinet meeting says the party has to fight like it is five points behind in the polls, rather than 20 ahead. Yes, he replies immediately, adding that his party has gone through a shift in mindset from opposition to government in waiting. By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline, Published: 05:41 EST, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 09:14 EST, 15 January 2023. He criticises the broken asylum processing system, and underlines the need to make sure existing safe routes are working, particularly from Afghanistan. Keir Starmer calls for a completely new way of doing politics in new year message, In 2023 Keir Starmer must say more about Labour in power | John Rentoul, What does Keir Starmer really believe? It's a very similar battle now." Ive always understood that plea for change, he says. Downing Street said an amendment will be tabled to the Public Order Bill in the coming days. Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader, said it would be an 'outrage' if London did choose to intervene, saying it would amount to the UK Parliament 'overstepping massively'. We offer indoor facilities that include many of our inflatables for a great price. He now says he sees why they wanted to back control in 2016, and he agrees with them. He also headed off his critics, pointing to his previous work running a public body. Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area? They had 'robust' exchanges during around an hour of talks over dinner on Thursday. 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The last thing Starmer needs or the country desires is to reopen the arguments and the wounds of the past. While he acknowledges that schools, the NHS, courts and the police will all need more funding, every spending commitment will be fully costed. Biden's press secretary says she HAS been 'forthcoming' on docs scandal as she dodges MORE questions on President's hypocrisy, Biden administration wants to bring mask mandates BACK onto flights - months after president insisted the pandemic was over, 'Cam-a-la': Biden stumbles over pronunciation of the Vice President's name (but at least he didn't call her President! "Quality care in the community provided by GPs is the difference between a diabetes patient living a happy, fulfilled life versus needing an emergency amputation. 'But across the whole of the area, I think we should modernise the law. He gave Sir Keir 20,000 for his 2020 leadership bid and 10,000 to deputy leader Angela Rayner. Instead, the electorate in 2019 decided to put the oven-ready deal into the cooker and hope for the best. WebSir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB KC ( / kr /; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party Dr Banfield is one of those against the changes, specifically the plan for self-referral. He also gets tips from the leaders of Labours sister parties abroad who have recently won elections, including the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the Australian premier, Anthony Albanese. A move to rejoin the EU would require a fresh referendum an appalling prospect for many. The best thing for Starmer is to heed the once-wise words of David Cameron stop banging on about Europe. Sir Keir Starmer has promised to overhaul GP services if he gets into power, saying the NHS will "die" without drastic change. UK Labour leader Keir Starmer contradicted his colleagues in Scotland, saying he had 'concerns' about gender reform (Image: PA) KEIR Starmer is facing a backlash from within his own party after he said he had concerns about gender reform in Scotland despite Labour supporting the bill at Holyrood . If youve got back pain, youd want to sort physio, youd want it to be possible I think to self-refer. Well ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. It is also said to have backed a new round of devolution, including handing new economic and taxation powers to new independent councils of the nations and for England. Mr Starmer said today that accepting the money would not stop him criticising Just Stop Oil. They will send you to a specialist, noted one. These attacks on general practice & dismissal of the role of GP as a bureaucratic waste of time betray spectacular ignorance of how healthcare works. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. By the time we hit that election we need the best campaigning team that the Labour party has ever seen, Starmer says. Do not sell or share my personal information. What is the future of the Conservative Party? Sir Keir Starmer today admitted to having 'concerns' about a new Scottish law lowering the age at which teenagers can alter their legal gender.. Im against austerity. Did Labour check this with doctors, asked Channel 4 News Krishnan Guru-Murthy. He also proposed allowing patients to make self-referrals for conditions like back pain to cut bureaucracy. 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"We have offered to help them with that and we'll do business with anyone who has the right policies," he said. While he said that they would continue to play a vital role in the campaign to win the next election, reform was needed to show the public that Labour would provide a fresh start after a series of Tory scandals. Scottish Labour voted in favour of the law change but the UK leader today said that while he believed the laws overall needed 'modernising', he opposed lowering the age from 18. Weve left the EU and theres no case for going back. This is the place to find bounce house entertainment for any eventif you are planning your Birthday Party, celebrating an end of season event or providing fun entertainment for a customer appreciation day, we are here to help. Attempts to reform the NHS have proved politically contentious, especially for Labour. ', 'Because I don't accept that if you are walking at a funereal pace that that is not obstructing the highway and I think if police were told, in terms, 'yes, that is an offence, get on and do something about it' they could get on and do something about it tomorrow morning.'. Have your say in our news democracy. Scottish Labour voted in favour of the law change but the UK leader todaysaid that while he believed the laws overall needed 'modernising', he opposed lowering the age from 18. Exclusive: Labour leader plans a new elected chamber after accusing successive Tory governments of handing peerages to lackeys and donors. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the NHS is a priority for his premiership and earlier this month promised to cut waiting lists. He feels, having transformed Labour since the days of Jeremy Corbyn But we will improve the deal weve got.. 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