Keir Starmer will give his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference and will discuss the end of the tunnel in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s approach to managing it. The conference has been about assessing the sentiment of the new government, with some feeling that they may have overdone the doom and gloom in their language. Starmer will attempt to offer a vision of where the country is headed if it successfully escapes the “tunnel” of the pandemic.
At the Labour conference last year, the mood was effervescent with energy, buzz, and excitement. This year, following the party’s election victory, there is a sense of celebration but also the weight of responsibility that comes with governing. The party is still adjusting to how to govern and make the machinery of government work. With the government having to make appointments and adjust to new staffing arrangements, it is still uncertain where the government is headed.
Starmer will focus his speech on domestic policy instead of foreign affairs and will sketch out his vision for the first year and beyond in office. The government has a new industrial strategy in the works, a spending review for the next financial year, and is considering tweaking its self-imposed rules around spending. The Budget next month may allow energy to come back into the room, as the government assesses where it is headed.
Overall, the Labour conference will address the sentiment of the new government and where it is headed. Starmer’s speech will be a key moment in assessing the vision of the government as it navigates the end of the tunnel
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