Sir Tony Blair criticized the government for lacking a worked-out coherent plan for the country in a fast-changing world. He argued that measures such as increasing employers’ National Insurance, introducing new workers’ rights laws, and phasing out the British oil and gas industry held back business. He said a leadership change would be irrelevant without a policy debate. Sir Keir Starmer responded that the government should have a discussion about policy and ideas, but he disagreed that its policy choices were wrong given what it inherited in 2024. He said the policy choices were vindicated by subsequent changes, including economic growth figures and falling NHS waiting lists.
"“It is because we don't have a worked-out coherent plan for the country in a fast-changing world and are in the wrong political position from which we can devise one and win a second term.”"
"“I don't agree that the policy choices of this government weren't the right policy choices given what we inherited, a very different situation in 2024 to 1997. And dealing with what we had to turn around, the policy choices, we're vindicated by them because those changes have happened.”"
"“It is because we don't have a worked-out coherent plan for the country in a fast-changing world and are in the wrong political position from which we can devise one and win a second term.”"
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