The recovery from the pandemic represents a crucial moment for Britain.
This really is not the time for papering over the cracks.
Instead, we must match the scale of the moment and the challenges facing our people and our planet.
A thread on the Queen's Speech.
This really is not the time for papering over the cracks.
Instead, we must match the scale of the moment and the challenges facing our people and our planet.
A thread on the Queen's Speech.
Too many wages have stalled, household debt is rising, and too many are struggling.
Those with the jobs that keep our economy running and our public services going are overlooked and undervalued.
The Government has done nothing for them and nor does this Queen’s Speech.
Those with the jobs that keep our economy running and our public services going are overlooked and undervalued.
The Government has done nothing for them and nor does this Queen’s Speech.
The challenges and opportunities facing our country are great, yet what the Government is putting forward is small.
After just 24 hours we can see how thin this Queen's Speech is.
After just 24 hours we can see how thin this Queen's Speech is.
We must be clear about this Conservative government’s record.
They talk in this Queen’s Speech about a skills guarantee.
But it was the Tories that cut the Educational Maintenance Allowance.
They talk in this Queen’s Speech about a skills guarantee.
But it was the Tories that cut the Educational Maintenance Allowance.
They talk of "levelling up" but it was Tories that cut 60p from every £ in funding to councils.
They want us to think they’ve been in power for a year – but they’ve been there for 11.
They must take responsibility.
They want us to think they’ve been in power for a year – but they’ve been there for 11.
They must take responsibility.
The label “Made in Britain”, is a stamp of quality.
Yet this Government is not making the most of our assets and have failed to support our manufacturing base.
We haven't heard any vision from them of how we will become global leader in industry outside of the European Union.
Yet this Government is not making the most of our assets and have failed to support our manufacturing base.
We haven't heard any vision from them of how we will become global leader in industry outside of the European Union.
Creating good jobs in all parts of our country, tackling the climate emergency, making sure all of our town centres are thriving and prosperous, and supporting British industry and rights for workers.
Those would have been Labour’s economic priorities in the Queen’s Speech.
Those would have been Labour’s economic priorities in the Queen’s Speech.
We need jobs you can raise a family on, working rights which give dignity & support.
We must be ambitious for our country with real & lasting change.
These are the some of the tests I'll hold government to.
From what we've heard this week, they have already failed.
We must be ambitious for our country with real & lasting change.
These are the some of the tests I'll hold government to.
From what we've heard this week, they have already failed.
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