Keir Starmer’s speech: key points

In his speech to the Labour faithful today in Liverpool, Sir Keir said:

  • Vowed to ‘return the UK to the service of working people’
  • Blasted ‘violent racist thugs’ behind summer riots 
  • Promised ‘every pensioner will be better off with Labour’ amid row over winter fuel payment cut
  • Pledged veterans, care leavers and domestic violence victims would get housing priority
  • Vowed to bring in ‘Hillsborough Law’ to prevent state cover-ups before 35th anniversary of 1989 disaster next April
  • Received thunderous applause as he pledged to put trains ‘back into public ownership’ 
  • Was cheered as he highlighted new worker rights saying ‘change has begun’ 
  • Urged Israel and Hezbollah to ‘pull back from the brink’ of war in the Middle East 
  • Called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza 
  • Pledges ‘homes will be there’ for Armed Forces ‘heroes’
  • Revealed GB Energy will be based in Aberdeen 
  • Blasted ‘populist’ Tories over Rwanda migrant plan 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13885893/Keir-Starmer-Labour-conference-speech-winter-fuel-freebies-immigration-benefits.html