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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Starmer seeks to relaunch premiership with new promise to crack down on crime

Keir Starmer outside No 10 Downing Street in London
Keir Starmer outside No 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Keir Starmer will attempt to reset his premiership with a series of pledges to show he is “delivering change”, including 13,000 extra neighbourhood police and a named “bobby on every beat”.

In a speech Labour hopes will set out the “next phase” of government, the prime minister will detail half a dozen “milestone” targets covering living standards, NHS backlogs, secure energy, housebuilding and children’s readiness for school.

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