Sir Keir Starmer took a time without work campaigning as we speak as he seems to be virtually sure to enter No 10 on Friday.
He plans to ‘hit the bottom working’ as quickly as he’s elected with a coverage blitz and a finances to kick off a ‘decade of nationwide renewal’.
Here is a have a look at what he is planning for his first 100 days.
DAY ONE
If the polls are proved proper, he’ll head to Buckingham Palace on Friday morning the place the King will ask him to kind a authorities. He’ll then head to Downing Road as Prime Minister, the place he’ll ship a speech outdoors No 10. Insiders say he’ll intention to reassure voters that Labour will probably be ‘on the aspect of working folks’.
Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) speaks at a marketing campaign occasion on June 29 – a day earlier than he took a break
Starmer hugs his spouse Victoria – who he might enter 10 Downing Road with subsequent week
As soon as he’s behind the well-known black door, Sir Keir will appoint his prime group of ministers – however there will probably be ‘restricted adjustments’ in comparison with his shadow cupboard. The King’s Speech will probably be set for July 17.
THE FIRST FORTNIGHT
MPs will return to the Commons on July 9 to be sworn in. The parliamentary recess will probably be delayed till July 31, with MPs set to return to Westminster on September 2.
In the meantime, Labour will start appointing dozens of friends – with plenty of enterprise figures resembling Dame Sharon White, outgoing chair of John Lewis, tipped to affix the crimson benches to function ministers.
Dame Sharon White, outgoing chair of John Lewis, is tipped to affix the Home of Lords
Sir Keir’s first main occasion on the world stage will come on July 9, at a summit celebrating Nato’s seventy fifth anniversary in Washington DC. The next week, he’ll host a summit of the European Political Neighborhood at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
SUMMER POLICY BLITZ
Over the approaching weeks, Sir Keir will launch a coverage blitz. Rachel Reeves’ Treasury group will start preparations for a Funds in September. Wes Streeting, set to grow to be well being secretary, will attempt to finish junior medical doctors’ pay dispute. And Angela Rayner, who is anticipated to grow to be housing secretary, will announce plans to spice up housebuilding – together with a evaluate of inexperienced belt land. Her radical plans to reform employees’ rights are additionally anticipated to be launched.
Wes Streeting (left) is ready to grow to be Starmer’s well being secretary
Ms Reeves’ fiscal guidelines will probably be put into regulation, with a pledge to incorporate a invoice which requires the Workplace for Funds Duty to supply forecasts for budgets.
There can even be a resurrected model of Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban younger folks from ever smoking, and psychological well being care reform.
Sir Keir has promised to usher in Martyn’s Legislation to assist shield venues towards terror assaults. Different payments will cope with renationalising the railways, establishing a publicly-owned vitality firm, anti-social behaviour and reforms for renters.
However Labour can even wield the axe to some Tory insurance policies – together with the Rwanda plan, which will probably be gone ‘on day one’.
BUDGET
Rachel Reeves’ first main take a look at will come when she delivers an autumn assertion in mid-September. She has promised to present an ‘preliminary injection of money’ into public companies, however with tight public funds, it might show tough.
Ms Reeves has dominated out mountaineering nationwide insurance coverage, revenue tax or VAT – however has insisted there’s ‘nothing in our plans that requires additional tax rises’.
Rachel Reeves (left within the pale blue go well with) has dominated out mountaineering nationwide insurance coverage, revenue tax or VAT
Among the many income elevating measures anticipated within the first finances, nevertheless, is the controversial deliberate tax raid on personal colleges – charging them 20 per cent VAT and scrapping the 80 per cent reduction they obtain on enterprise charges.
DAMAGE CONTROL
Labour will search to uncover any pressing points in want of consideration to keep away from a direct political disaster over the summer time. The occasion has already drawn up an inventory of ‘black swans’ – attainable drawback areas.
Chief amongst them are overcrowded prisons, with fears some jails could also be unable to just accept new prisoners inside weeks. Industrial motion may additionally waylay Labour’s plans in different areas, resembling healthcare.
And the occasion may face tough choices over how to answer pay evaluate suggestions for thousands and thousands of public sector employees.
