Keir Starmer
The Public Record
We are deeply and profoundly sorry to the mothers who were told they were unfit, who were prevented from caring for the children they desperately wanted to help and to keep.
Yes, I can, and that is because of the increasing defence spending we put in place last year already in place, which was the single biggest sustained increase since the 1980s.
This is the party that thinks we should give up the nuclear deterrent and he stands there to talk about defence, so we need no more advice and sanctimonious nonsense.
Our thoughts, and I'm sure the thoughts of the whole House, are with the people of Venezuela. The scenes of destruction are simply harrowing.
We are in power with record investment in defence and security. I am proud of this Labour Government and any Labour prime minister would stand behind this plan.
This is really important because our politics is becoming more diverse and racism and intolerance is permeating, everywhere. And we have to deal with it, because it's tearing our societies apart.
Their record is cutting defence spending mine is rising it to £300bn and rising.
On the grooming gangs inquiry, it should go wherever the evidence takes it.
What did they actually do? They cut defence - 2.5% down to 2.3% in their 14 long years. And what did they do on welfare? They put the bill up by £88bn. So no lectures from them.
We must use this investment wisely, as I know that in the past, defense spending has sometimes been seen as a bottomless pit.
Their record is cutting spending. My record is raising it to £300bn, and rising.
They won’t defend their record because they can’t. They won’t apologise for it because they’d have to admit what we all know is a total failure. They just try to pretend the 14 years they were in power never really happened.
The hard truth is there are no easy answers, but the settlement I’m setting out today is the right choice for the country.
Racism and intolerance is permeating everywhere and it should be called out by every single person who is a politician at any level in this country.
I am absolutely certain that this is the platform on which whoever comes after me can build.
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.
This game-changing investment will strengthen our Armed Forces on land, at sea and in the air, ensuring our servicemen and women have the cutting-edge capabilities they need to deter evolving threats and keep the British people safe.
As one of only three nuclear powers in NATO, the UK provides the ultimate guarantee of security for itself and its NATO allies. We are the only European nation which declares our nuclear deterrent to NATO"





