PM speech: Starmer "tinkering around the edges"

12 Mar 2025

EMBARGO: 22:30 WEDNESDAY 12th MARCH

Commenting ahead of the Prime Minister’s speech today [Thursday 13th March], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

"The Prime Minister is tinkering around the edges while our economy continues to stutter.

“The last Conservative government left behind mountains of waste, but these measures are doomed to fail without far more ambition to get the economy growing.

"Keir Starmer needs to act now by reversing his devastating National Insurance jobs tax and moving much faster to fix social care – the only way to save the NHS.

“If the Prime Minister is committed to kickstarting growth he must urgently negotiate an ambitious new deal with the EU to boost trade, grow our economy and create jobs."

ENDS

 


 

 

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