Keir Starmer has his work cut out for him (Image: Getty) BORDERS Britain needs strong borders to keep the public safe. Since 2018, 130,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel and the UK is now giving France £500 million to tackle the problem. The crossing are dangerous and have led to 240 deaths, including small children.
Immediate action must be taken to stop the boats. SOCIAL CARE High care costs and an exodus of staff have left social care under even greater strain. Labour and Conservative governments have promised to work cross-party to secure long term changes that will put the system on a stable footing.
It is time for both parties to put their differences aside to make that happen, starting with plans to protect homeowners from being forced to sell up to pay for care. TRIPLE LOCK The triple lock was put in place to end decades of miserly increases as low as 75p a week under Labour to the state pension . It is supposed to be a cast iron guarantee that payments will increase by the highest of 2.
5 per cent, wages rises or inflation but has repeatedly been put under threat. We will always fight attempts to water down the pledge and call for the government to keep retirees who rely on the state pension out of income tax. ECONOMY Britain must get out of first gear after more than a decade of high taxes and low growth.
Businesses need lower taxes and less red tape to help the country boost its national income. It is also time to deliver on promises to level-up the econ.
