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UK's Starmer to warn of dire times to fix Tory woes

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: The Guardian
  • 25 Aug 2024 11:43
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British PM Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a slew of harsh policies to allegedly rebuild the British economy after it was left in "ruins" by the Tories.

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  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on at the Metropolitan Police Command and Control Special Operations Room at Lambeth Police Headquarters in London, Friday, August 9, 2024 (AP)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to deliver a stark warning to the United Kingdom, emphasizing that the public would face even harsher economic and social pressures in the coming months as his Labour government makes "unpopular decisions" to rebuild the country up from the "rubble and ruin" left by the previous conservative administration, The Guardian reported on Saturday.

In a speech scheduled for Tuesday, Starmer will address mounting pressures within his own party to provide relief to those struggling with rising fuel costs and the millions of families living in poverty. However, he will adopt a defiant stance against calls for policy reversals, stating that "tough choices" must be made before any recovery can be realized.

Downing Street is describing Starmer's upcoming address as "a direct message to the working people across Britain," as per The Guardian. The Prime Minister is expected to highlight the extent of the damage caused by the previous government, stating that the "rot" left behind is so deep that improvements "won't happen overnight."

Starmer is also expected to address the recent far-right anti-Muslim riots, making the extraordinary claim that those involved acted because they knew the system was broken and that there were insufficient prison spaces. "Not having enough prison spaces is about as fundamental a failure as you can get," he will assert.

Earlier this month, violent clashes took place between far-right protesters and police in central London following the spread of misinformation on social media determining that the Southport knife perpetrator was a Muslim man.

The violent protests initially sparked on July 30 in Southport after extremist far-right social media users falsely reported that the assailant in a July 29 knife attack that killed three young girls and wounded multiple children at dance class was a Muslim immigrant.

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"Those people throwing rocks, torching cars, making threats – they didn't just know the system was broken. They were betting on it. They saw the cracks in our society after 14 years of populism and failure – and they exploited them. That's what we have inherited," he is set to say.

Unpopular policy changes

As Parliament prepares to reconvene on September 2, Starmer's speech will set the stage for a series of decisions, anticipated to be wildly unpopular on tax and spending this autumn. He will underscore the severity of the situation, noting that his government has inherited "not just an economic black hole but a societal black hole."

He will also stress the need for honesty about the challenges ahead, warning, "Frankly, things will get worse before they get better," the British newspaper said.

"I won't shy away from making unpopular decisions now if it's the right thing for the country in the long term. That's what a government of service means," he will add.

Starmer will also highlight the broader implications of the Tories' legacy, saying, "This shouldn't be a country where people have to fear walking down the street, or watch cars and buildings being set on fire. This shouldn't be a country where the prime minister can't guarantee prison spaces. But it also shouldn't be a country where people are paying thousands more on their mortgage or waiting months for hospital appointments they desperately need."

Starmer will conclude his address with a promise to the British people, vowing that they will be at the center of his government's focus: "When I talk about the inheritance the last government left us – the £22bn black hole in our finances – this isn't about lines on a graph, this is about people's lives. And the Tories are still not being honest about it."

"They haven't recognized what they've cost the country and they haven't apologized for what they've cost you," he will say. "But I promise this: you will be at the heart of our government, in the forefront of our minds, and at the center of everything we do. This government is for you, back in your service."

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