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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

Starmer promises to listen to communities ‘failed’ by politics

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to Doncaster Sheffield Airport (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Politics has failed communities across the UK for decades, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he promised change to bring an end to an era of “managed decline”.

The Prime Minister said towns and cities such as Doncaster, where he announced a £30 million investment in its airport, had been underestimated and their people ignored.

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