Instead, it is funded by reallocating spending from across Government departments, reallocating capital budgets by one penny in every pound, while still maintaining public investment at the highest sustained levels since the 1970s.
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Immigration is down significantly. Our defence and security are on a far stronger footing and our international reputation is greatly enhanced.
Our public services are on the up, with the biggest fall in waiting times for 17 years. Children are being lifted out of poverty every single day.
In six and a half years, I took our party from a historic defeat in 2019, changed it so it was fit to face the country and won a landslide general election victory in 2024.
They have been resolute in their support for me, firstly in becoming an MP and then becoming the leader of Labour party and then as prime minister.
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