{"id":189029,"date":"2024-12-05T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/starmer-makes-new-pledges-on-living-standards-and-nhs\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:24:10","slug":"starmer-makes-new-pledges-on-living-standards-and-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/starmer-makes-new-pledges-on-living-standards-and-nhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer makes new pledges on living standards and NHS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Keir Starmer has set out new pledges on improving living standards and cutting NHS waiting times in a major speech. <\/p>\n

The prime minister said his “plan for change”, which included six targets covering the economy, housebuilding, the health service, policing and pre-school education, would “give the British people the power to hold our feet to the fire”. <\/p>\n

He described the plan as “ambitious”, saying it would be “an almighty challenge” to hit the targets over the next five years.<\/p>\n

However, the Conservatives criticised Sir Keir for not including a “concrete” target on immigration and accused him of watering down a previous promise on decarbonising the electricity grid. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The targets \u2013 which the government is calling “milestones” \u2013 give more detail about how Labour plans to achieve the five “missions” set out in its election manifesto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The six “milestones”<\/a>, which the government is aiming to meet by 2029, are:<\/p>\n