Keir Starmer is heading for a collision with Labour’s trade union backers after ruling out the re-nationalisation of public utilities.
The Labour leader said his plans for economic partnerships between the state, private sector and workers would form a “modern industrial strategy” focused on growth.
But Labour's growth plan flew into immediate criticism from the TUC when shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves formally ditched Corbyn-era commitments to the nationalisation of energy supplies and rail services.
