Starmer: I have plans for a decade in power

Sir Keir Starmer will speak at the Labor Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. Photo: Leon Neil/Getty Images

Sir Keir Starmer will announce he has plans for a decade in power and promises that Labor will “make Britain build” if the party wins the next general election.

Speaking to conference delegates in Liverpool, the Labor Party leader will insist his party will never again be the “party of protest” as it has been in the recent past.

Sir Keir will say Labor will prioritize economic growth at the forefront of his election campaign, capturing political territory traditionally associated with the Conservative Party.

He also predicts that «the tide is turning» in Scotland. where the collapse of support for the Scottish National Party after more than a decade of dominance could help him reach Downing Street.

The conference speech, possibly the last Sir Keir will give before the next election, is intended to make it clear that Labor has plans and a vision ready for government.

Sir Keir is expected to say Labor will «turn our backs on the Tories' endless decline and a decade of national renewal» by giving the British people «the government they deserve».

A decade in power would mean a Labor victory not only in the next general election, but also in the next general election. is expected in the autumn of 2024, but after that, given the requirement to hold it every five years.

Lisa Nandy, Labour's shadow international development secretary, said on Monday the party was even «aiming for more than two terms» authorities.

Lisa Nandy has suggested that the Labor Party is thinking about moving beyond one term in power. Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley for The Telegraph

Sir Keir is expected to resist pressure to announce major tax and spending policies in his speech, potentially leaving a year and a budget left before the election.

Instead he will try to show the country that the Labor Party, after 13 years out of power, has the plans and mindset to lead the country again.

Sir Keir will talk about his reforms since becoming leader in April. 2020 has brought with it “a changed Labor Party, no longer captive to political gestures, no longer a party of protest… Those days are gone. We will never go back.”

He will add that the Labor Party is now “the party of service… country first, party second.”

The Labor leader refers to the planning overhaul announced by Rachel Reeves , his shadow chancellor, when he promises to increase housing production in his office.

Sir Keir will promise to “make Britain build” and unleash a “big build”. He will add: “People are looking to us because they want us to build a new Britain, and we are builders.”

On the decline of the Scottish National Party, he will say: “The Scottish people are not only looking to us, they also look at Britain. For the first time in a long time, we are seeing things turn around.”

There will also be messages of optimism, including the statement: “What is broken can be fixed, what is broken can be fixed.” be restored.»

In her speech on Monday, Ms Reeves promised to approach public finances with an «iron discipline» as she tried to demonstrate fiscal responsibility during her conference speech.

She received support when Mark Carney, the former Bank of England governor picked in 2013 by George Osborne, backed her as chancellor.