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The two key questions that remain after Labour's manifesto launch
Evening Standard
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6/13/2024
The two key questions that remain after Labour's manifesto launch
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So it was a Labour's manifesto today and Sir Keir Starmer had a few core messages
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stability
00:08
Economic growth and wealth creation. There were no fireworks today in his speech in Manchester
00:13
Instead he stuck very much to his core messages on the NHS, on education, on tackling illegal immigration
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Antisocial behavior and trying to get people's energy bills down
00:24
So it was very very much a steady as you go announcement
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But there are two big questions that remain so the whole economic plan that he announced is based on getting a healthy
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Economic growth and now in recent years that hasn't happened partly due to the Covid pandemic
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Partly due to Putin's war in Ukraine and also the economic and political turmoil in recent years particularly under Liz Trutter's
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Administration so that question remains and if you can't get economic growth, then do you need tax rises now?
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Sir Keir has ruled out several tax rises including to income tax
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National insurance and VAT, but there are others that he hasn't ruled out. Overall though Keir Starmer
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Didn't need a game changer today according to the polls. He is heading into number 10 unless something dramatic happens this election
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