STARMER PLEDGES TO REBUILD BRITAIN AFTER ROCKY START – Keir Starmer continues to come under scrutiny for his policies
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday his government’s progress in boosting the economy should be judged by using data on household disposable income and GDP per capita over the five-year parliament.
The government would “aim” for the fastest economic growth per capita in the Group of Seven advanced economies, which represents a dilution of what was previously a “pledge,” according to a document setting out Starmer’s plans.
It also promised to deliver higher living standards across every region of the United Kingdom by the end of the parliament.
The Office for Budget Responsibility, whose forecasts underpin government’s budgets, predicts only a small improvement during the current parliamentary term, which looks on track to be the second-worst in terms for growth in disposable income.
Since coming into power in July the prime minister has faced heavy backlash about some of his policies and the labour party has fallen behind the Conservative Party in some recent opinion polls.
