Sir Keir Starmer has made his first speech in 2023 today. The Labour leader promised an end to the "sticking plaster politics" in Westminster by shifting the powers away from London and modernising central government.
The Labour leader promised a "Take Back Control" bill to devolve powers over employment support, transport, energy, climate change, housing, culture, childcare provision to regional bodies in England. Wales has powers in these areas already. He also said Labour would give communities a new right to request powers which go beyond this.
It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first speech on Wednesday, January 4. During his speech, Mr Sunak shared his plans to ensure that all school pupils in England would study some form of maths to the age of 18 as an attempt to tackle "low numeracy rates". He also promised to cut down on inflation, grow the economy and cut NHS waiting times. You can read more about the prime minister's speech here.
