Starmer speech: “Milestones on the road to nowhere” without a proper plan to deliver

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Starmer speech: “Milestones on the road to nowhere” without a proper plan to deliver

Commenting ahead of Keir Starmer’s speech today on a ‘Plan for Change’, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“The targets announced today risk being milestones on the road to nowhere, without a proper plan to deliver them.

“After years of being ignored by the Conservatives, people feel like this new government still just isn’t listening.

“The Liberal Democrats will hold this government to account on delivering on the issues people care about most, from fixing the NHS and care to solving the cost of living crisis.”

On the government’s announcement on neighbourhood policing, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey added:

"The previous Conservative Government pushed frontline policing to the brink and robbed our communities of the justice they deserve. 

“What the government has announced today is the first step in addressing years of Conservative incompetence and rebuilding the proper frontline policing our communities deserve.

“Now, it’s up to the government to bring forward the resources and reforms needed to actually make these proposals a reality. The Liberal Democrats will hold this government to account on crime. That means ensuring these new bobbies on the beat are able to focus on stopping and solving the crimes that impact our communities the most."

ENDS