Key points from Sir Keir Starmer’s speech to Labour conference

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Pledging that Labour would “unleash the big build”, Sir Keir vowed to build “the next generation of Labour new towns” to prevent home-ownership from becoming “a luxury for the few not the privilege of the many”. He would release “dreary” green belt land such as disused car parks he branded the “grey belt”. He pledged to “bulldoze through” the UK’s “restrictive” planning system.He promised to devolve power to towns and cities across England, giving them the kinds of powers enjoyed by London, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. “If we want to challenge the hoarding of potential in our economy then we must win the war against the hoarders in Westminster,” he said. “Give power back and put communities in control.”

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00:00 (Applause)

00:02 Today we turn the page, answer the question, why Labour? With

00:18 a plan for a Britain built to last, with higher growth, safer

00:22 streets, cheap British power in your home, more opportunity in

00:26 the future, and a future back. (Applause)

00:30 But there's no magic wand here. A decade of national renewal.

00:41 That's what it will take. We will need ambition, determination,

00:46 patience, absolutely, but also bravery, because it's brave to

00:51 reject the hope of the easy answer, courageous to choose

00:55 the right path. If we give Britain the certain destination,

01:00 if we walk step by step with working people, bulldoze through

01:05 the barriers in their way, lay secure foundations at their feet,

01:09 mission government our guide, then yes, we can get our future

01:14 back. So let's set the course. Let's get Britain building again.

01:19 Take back our streets. Switch on great British energy. Tear down

01:23 the barriers. Let's get Britain back on its feet. (Applause)

01:27 So today we launch a new plan to get Britain building again. A

01:35 signal of our determination to fight the blockers who hold a

01:39 veto over British aspiration. So it's time to get Britain

01:43 building again. It's time to build 1.5 million new homes

01:47 across the country. (Applause)

01:49 New infrastructure to support families and communities to

01:53 grow. Roads, tunnels, power stations built quicker and

01:57 cheaper and a new effort to rewire Britain. The national grid

02:01 moving faster, a lot faster, laying the cables our future

02:05 prosperity needs. It's a future with more beautiful cities, more

02:10 prosperous towns, new parks, green spaces, new public

02:14 services, all along the country. It's a future with a new

02:18 economy, new jobs, new businesses, all aligned with our

02:22 plan. And conference, sometimes the old Labour ideas are right

02:26 for new times. So where there are good jobs, where there is

02:30 good infrastructure, where there is good land for affordable

02:34 homes, we will get shovels in the ground, cranes in the sky and

02:38 build the next generation of Labour new towns. (Applause)

02:42 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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