Rachel Reeves outlines Labour's plan for Britain in first speech as Chancellor

Rachel Reeves was in front of journalists and party colleagues in her first outing as Britain's Chancellor on Monday morning, where she outlined Labour's objectives in government.
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[@Magicalmetric]

Legalise and heavily tax cannabis. Stop letting the organised gangs making a killing on the market.

[@jogreeen]

stop being fucking sensible.

[@Joshnpk]

If you heavily tax it you give the black market a licence to print money, just look at Canada. No one buys legal weed, its shit, everyone buys from grey market online dispensaries or "MOM's" (Mail order marijuana).

[@oneiyyar]

@@Joshnpkthe legal grown cannabis in California is some of the best in the world.

[@XeNeXX]

@@biga1398 the tax part of it directly is actually , the lagaliseing part is probably a Yvette and law and order minister job, yvette for the immigrationm aspect of how much we import over border etc

[@marxwasrightyall]

If you heavily tax it people will just go to dealers. Duh. You have to make the price cheaper than on the streets. 50$ a 1/4. That’s it. But capitalists don’t want that. Hence why we have drug dealers.

[@coolbritannia1979]

I'm not sure Rishi was telling the truth when he said Labour had no plans....

[@chrishart8548]

He didn't even have an umbrella when it was raining. All the press did !

[@PaulO-se6nl]

Was hoping he could fleece us for another 5 years that’s why

[@jane9875]

She is Liz Truss saying the same thing!!

[@thomaswentworth6433]

He's an out and out lair, period. He was looking at how his position would benefit him, his wife, his wife's family and his buddies.

[@jnielson1121]

Omg... do you think that Rishi could have been... um, LYING?! [gasp]

[@lol99209]

Tax the rich, the really rich ones! Not the ones on 1m, but those with assets over 10m.

[@Chrissy-H]

THIS! Make it easier for ordinary people to EARN money, whilst making it more expensive to HAVE money (and stuff).

[@davidgaskin5417]

You think that very small percentage of the population are then going to fund the treasury to any meaningful level? You maybe disappointed...

[@fozzyami]

@@davidgaskin5417 that very small percentage have a very large percentage of all the wealth assets in the country. They may want to leave the country if they have to start paying more but as their assets ARE the country, they'll never be able to. So a tax on them, and closing the tax loopholes that mega corporations like Amazon, Microsoft, etc all use to siphon money out of country will be a great start.

[@stephanguitar9778]

​@davidgaskin5417 You mean the few people who extract £Billions from us every year but evade and avoid their fair share of tax? ie the parasite class.

[@edwardvickers5506]

The rich are leaving already. Then labour will come for your money.😊

[@stirlingmoss4621]

No! The Tories put themselves and their interests first, Party second and Country third.

[@M0N0LITH0]

Don't forget about their donors and mates in 2nd place!

[@thomasandrewclifford]

​@@M0N0LITH0I think that's what country first party second means. The party was also their interests.

[@anpj2006]

Tories priorities: 1. Their rancid party, 2. Their donors and mates, 3. Foreign Investors, and how many other there are always in last place - The British public.

[@M0N0LITH0]

@@thomasandrewclifford In the dirty game of revolving doors, donors and mates functioned to benefit the party but also the MP once they left office.

[@Mimi25291]

Touché they filled their own boots to a tune of over a billion of tax payers money their should be criminal charges

[@joshuajames6898]

Millionaires and Billionaires with their assets and businesses here in the UK should be effectively taxed, like The Green Party's proposed taxes on assets worth over 10 million. They can lose 90% of their wealth and still be able to afford their lavish lives. Tax the billionaires and far less on ordinary people. Chasing the dodgy finances of the Conservatives as well would help as well, end any deals with them and their donors to purge their corrupting influence on parliment.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

(Most - no) Quite a few people who own their home in the south are millionaires just because they own their home...

[@johnmulligan912]

@@andrewrobinson2565no there not but there is a much higher percentage in the SE of England.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

@@johnmulligan912 "they're"

[@gixxermaan]

​@@andrewrobinson2565that is very wrong. I'm down south and most people aren't millionaires most people are scraping by with the way things are and im sure Labour will carry on with it or make things worse

[@kensummers7757]

And make sure they can't leave the country and force them to make more taxable earnings. 😂😂

[@SnowyMetalNerdDudeDuffield]

God it's just so refreshing having an actual grown up talking concisely about what they're going to do.

[@paulsawtell3991]

Just you wait, 'enry 'iggins...

[@BAtez-k9d]

​@@paulsawtell3991we saw what a shit show 14 years were, let's see what the next 4 years holds in the hands of grownups.

[@Queinty]

I know right? I've not felt so zen and postive in 14 years as I have since the early hourts of last Friday morning. We're in good hands, kids.

[@BAtez-k9d]

@@Queinty it feels good yes and refreshing but we should still hold them accountable as we did the conservatives. But either way it doesn't feel gloomy anymore. The conservatives were right twats

[@bearwynn]

​@@QueintyI'm happy you can have a moment of joy before disappointment 😅

[@sbowesuk981]

I trust Labour to put 100% into fixing what the Tories have broken over 14 years. What worries me is that the public won't have the realistic expectations or patience to let the Labour plan cook. Give it a month or two, and we'll start hearing loud voices of discontent complain that "nothing has changed". Sure, some fixes will be quick, but most will take much MUCH longer (probably years) to bear fruit. Unfortunately much of the public won't understand this, and assume Labour are failing even if they're doing the absolute best they can with the situation. Guaranteed people like Farage will try to drive a wedge into such issues, and many will listen to him. Labour need time, but most won't given them it. It's going to be a huge issue.

[@3whatscookin]

this is the exact reason tackling knife crime's not within the interest of governments; it's a results game, and building a system to reduce knife crime requires years that politicians don't have as they've also got to make quick changes to ensure they have successes to talk about at the next election

[@K0msur]

It took the Tories 14 years to ruin it (well, they were ruining it the entire 14 years, but you know what I mean); it'll take Labour 14 years to put it back to where it was, then they'd need another term to actually grow. It's going to be a very long game for Labour.

[@RayzaNC]

the general public are generally absolute idiots so you're probably right

[@TheManOnTheRail]

What's broken?

[@weepingangel6805]

You are incredibly naive. “I trust Labour 100%”. Only a fool says such a thing. Just as much as a rich person saying “I trust Tories 100%” is also a fool. The only person with unrealistic expectations, I’m afraid, is you.

[@JewelAhmed23]

Tax the rich and their assets. Stop taking money from foreign countries and stop lobbying firm influencing British politics.

[@LA-fr7fx]

The rich are either leaving or have their wealth in safe havens. How about cutting the welfare bill?

[@advocate1563]

Yes we thought you'd say that so last year we left, took rhe business and the money with us. We wish you well.

[@alexritchie4586]

​​@@advocate1563No you don't 'wish us well'. You suspected you may have had to make a slightly bigger contribution to the society that collectively worked to ensure you were in a position to start said business in the first place and decided to protect your own pockets by leaving and abandoning said society. You do not 'wish us well' at all. You're inherently selfish, but use whatever platitudes you need on yourself so you may sleep at night, not that I suspect your selfishness keeps you awake.

[@alexritchie4586]

​@@LA-fr7fxOK, how many pensioner benefits should we scrap first, them being the overwhelmingly largest recipients of state welfare?

[@shayed9930]

​@@LA-fr7fx stop the bs. The wealthy will not just sell thier billion pounds assets.

[@raider7966]

My god. I’d almost forgotten over the last 14 years what a government is supposed to sound like and act!

[@pemj7360]

Dont worry the veil will slip and you will see . Same trough different snouts

[@superrrnova1986]

Yeah because Gordon Brown was killing it before Cameron took over.

[@paulspittel1924]

You'll be saying the same about this shower in 5 years

[@jcamjcam]

What a departure from all the populist, divisive, gaslighting we’ve had to endure for 14 years! I finally feel like I can breathe again!

[@DeliMeatTree]

​@@pemj7360bet your dumb ass voted reform. They lost 😂

[@DJB01]

Ok. Let’s see what pans out over the next 5 years. As the Labour Party are painfully aware, we will judge them on their actions and results.

[@stephenlynas9693]

Nothing will change and everything will be blamed on the Tories usual circus

[@toxichazard5015]

As you would with any government?

[@markwelch3564]

Well, the Greens are coming for Labour in Liverpool, Sheffield and hopefully other towns too If Labour can't change, there will be an alternative 🙂

[@lesleylamy]

They are doing well so far.

[@lesleylamy]

@@stephenlynas9693well the Tory’s are to blame all for themself.

[@BlindnessandInsight]

Actually pleasantly surprised by how thoroughly and quickly this has been put together

[@elvyynn]

Ever since Truss the writing's been on the wall, they've been planning to hit the ground running for months

[@jane9875]

She sounds exactly like Truss1!

[@jane9875]

She sounds exactly like Truss1!

[@maxsuicide4767]

Contrary to Sunak's tired soundbytes; Labour did have a plan. The "no plan" nonsense was the now-commonplace projection and gaslighting of right wing groups.

[@Loaflord121]

@@jane9875 in what way?

[@lmillssafc]

Just make EVERYONE pay their taxes, not just the working classes. Sick of it.

[@rolandhawken6628]

Everyone does pay tax you are perpetuating a myth . Never heard of VAT if you are a millionaire and have a swimming pool built you can't avoid VAT, same if you by a 5 grand suit then there is council tax on your mansion everyone one in Britain pays tax the only reason Corporations avoid tax is because they are tax collectors collecting money for the government .

[@SirHargreeves]

Half of taxes come from the top 10%. What are you yapping on about.

[@robhingston]

super rich are funding them, more like they will tax the poor workers in one form or another

[@lesliescottw]

​@@SirHargreeves yes now the working class taxes are going up more boats thanks for voting labour

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

​@@lesliescottw OH NOOOO NOT THE BOATS!!! 😭😭🤡

[@glennewton7034]

Tax the rich

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

She won't of course

[@Steven-ly9ei]

Why woild a tory do that 😂

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

If there is one promise they will stick to, it's their promise to not raise taxes on the rich. Everything else is negotiable.

[@Number12lookslikejoe]

Eat the rich

[@Ronariverah]

She is labour through through. She would get pissed if you called her a tory. ​@@Steven-ly9ei

[@Lemonie76]

Why is a wealth tax not one of those “difficult” decisions??????

[@elijahray9222]

Because a wealth tax will just decrease overall tax revenue because those who are wealthy will just leave the country. Not only will you have less tax revenue but you'll have less investment and thus less growth which as she explained is what allows for a sizeable increase in tax revenue and thus an improvement in public services.

[@Bond007Jr]

​@@elijahray9222 You combat this by placing a tax directly on the assets that the wealthy own, not taxing the income generated from the assets

[@archie7218]

@@elijahray9222Are you slow mate. People can’t uproot their £10m mansion in Chelsea and take it to Timbuktu. They either sell, in which case it would still be taxable, or they stay.

[@louisdonington]

@@elijahray9222this has been proven wrong time and again. It doesn’t matter whether the wealthiest people stay physically in Britain, they’re putting their wealth offshore and it’s not being taxed in this country anyway. Big companies like Amazon or BP suspending operations in the UK, after spending decades and billions building infrastructure just because their tax bill (which they often find ways around paying anyway) increases by a percent; it’s not going to happen. It would be less costly to stay in the UK and pay the extra tax through gritted teeth than it would be to pack up and move from one of the most profitable markets in the world.

[@nickywellman594]

Watch Gary's economics, very interesting points on this​@@elijahray9222

They should make the torries pay for the irreparable damage they have done to the British economy.

[@Oppledom]

Here here. Follow the PPE scandal money for the start. 310 million for Rwanda, jesus.

[@fredo1070]

Because of the Lockdown that you wanted?

[@TheCam920]

@@fredo1070You mean the half-measure that defeated it's own purpose as soon as they told everyone to go back to restaurants?

[@chris5634C3PO]

Did you forget the state of the economy left by Labour last time? They even left a note at the treasury saying" There's no money left". But I am willing to give time to see what this new Government will actually do, words are cheap.

[@nickywellman594]

Tax the 1% billionaires, use the money to repair our country. Be brave & stand up to this.

[@sduk451]

then they move to a different country and you are skint again. Belgium yet again recently proved that when you attack rick portable people they simply shift.

[@keithparker6520]

@@sduk451 but they can’t move their property

[@davidmcculloch8490]

​@@sduk451Then tax their assets, as recommended by the patriotic millionaires. Also tax the income from wealth at the same rate as work income. It will then be possible to increase personal allowances to help the lower paid.

[@sduk451]

@@keithparker6520 True but they can still sell up and get out. Sure you can hit them with taxes, depending how it's all structured but will lose out on the reoccurring taxes. its been tried so many times. How about they become more efficient with tax payers cash. We constantly chuck money up a wall without ever looks at being more efficient.

[@Lpickars5713]

@@sduk451 thats just nonsense... these people have family ties, children in schools ect ect. If you tax them 1% they're not all going to run off for such small percentage, that's just right wing media fear tactics.

[@Dahabmermaid]

Heavily tax foreigners who own residential properties. They skew the market

[@LoveRunsMarathons]

I wrote to the previous government suggesting they either tax or force to rent to local authority for the first five years

[@theminisimmer]

You mean like the toffs who are buying houses to sell to renters

[@stormytempest6521]

YES ! YOUR RIGHT.

[@tomjones8715]

Moronic

[@rolandhawken6628]

Yeah typical Labour tax tax tax that is all they will do

[@CoreyLloydo]

Having roughly £350K in ISAs with my spouse makes it hard to adjust to consistent five-figure fluctuations. Even though I profited £21K from market fluctuations last month, it's not really "enjoyable" for a number of reasons, including "Yeah, but the bubble is just getting bigger" or "I have years until retirement, so everything is more expensive." You always seem to be afraid of the worse. Still, self-education-which includes seeing films like this one-has its advantages. Plus, a great market analyst like *Leah* *Alderman* *Foster*, whom I do work with, puts up a really well-rounded professional guide. P.S. It's not like I'm not used to four figure swings; I play side hustle poker and blackjack. But the market appears so distant. and quite apart from what you did. If you're winning, especially at poker, you know you have what it takes to overcome any setbacks and fluctuations. With the market, all you have to do is buckle up and trust the process!

[@agentjacob4099]

This is quite advantageous! We have similar finances at fifty-seven. Now that the house is paid for, I'm more comfortable talking about retirement.

[@palebiss1646]

I'm glad to hear you think reform is necessary for the FA! She had given me specifics as I looked outside.

[@FreemanJameZ]

The next natural step is probably for them to go on strike because you have to please your unions.

[@rosswilliams3310]

Its strange listen to someone who seems to know what they are talking about.

[@haroldhon5094]

yeah, so proficient

[@jane9875]

She just saying what LIz truss said careful what you wish for

[@elliotpollard9083]

​@@jane9875 on what planet? Truss was going to borrow all the money in a period of 10% inflation and use it to reduce tax on people earning over £150k.

[@dbz9393]

she is brilliant

[@keithparker1346]

She's clueless. She genuinely believes you can grow the economy by neither taxing or borrowing to invest. Utterly clueless

[@raypurchase1239]

Please let’s see change for the better. Stop with the austerity and actually fund public services to improve wellbeing and standards of living for all.

[@LA-fr7fx]

Where is the money to come from? A money tree 🤡

[@DW-indeed]

​@@LA-fr7fx where do you think the money has been coming from so far? (And with no appreciable benefit too)

[@raypurchase1239]

@@LA-fr7fx they had a money tree for things like Rwanda so why not.

[@chrishart8548]

​@@LA-fr7fxget rid of the TAX free allowance.

[@damiendye6623]

​@@chrishart8548 no because that will hit then poorest the hardest that allowance needs to go up. But we need a new top rate of tax at 65% for those earning more than 150k

[@sheilahenderson5973]

Tax wealth. Whoever earns money from this country needs to pay tax even if they don't live here. This system is used in other countries and should be used here.

[@angelabrooke5059]

It's not really about the economy as such, it's about the social structures. Companies must no longer get away with not paying workers enough to live on. Why is the tax payer subsidising big companies like Costa, Starbucks, McDonald's ets ?

[@angelabrooke5059]

etc

[@samdegoeij6576]

Those same countries now pay the bills for the Labour Party to keep the lights on and that's not even the worst part, they invest heavily in an ongoing genocide in Palestine! Free, free Palestine!🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@byrnemeister2008]

Inflation.

[@luminousfractal420]

well boris had the uk all tied up with a little bow on top for sale to the usa. even lowered the food and agriculture standards to usa level. i moved from wales to puerto rico 10years ago, its an amaerican colony, a very badly abused one. and i see all the vile acts america commited on the people here being slowly commited on you. putin led the uk eugenicists to team up with "their special friends in the usa" (remember that term) for his "special operation". he used the eugenicists to open doors snd collapse the west. maga/ukip repubs/torys both eugenicist groups who used racism to form an army and provide putin with his invading nazis storys. the far right felt all empowered, not realizing they were also on little boats. your all so so lucky you didnt become that unnoficial colony, you were signed sealed and delivered. starmer has to undo these links and it sounds like hes going to. cutting off privste healthcare in favor of national is like a damn bat signal going up. great to hear and see. your covered. over here were screwed, trumps lurking and our latest elected is the $50,000 on krispy creme donuts in a month corrupt reptile. we all deserve to stand tall in our little boats. wherever they are.

[@NoobRideseMTB]

Raise wages and prices for goods will rise, house prices, rent etc… Wages aren’t really the problem.

[@davidcollin3808]

We are still taxing low income earnings and state pension.Raise the threshold to£20,000

[@1violalass]

State pension is currently below the tax-free allowance so it is not taxed.

[@bettyholmes1155]

Incorrect my and my wife state pension after triple lock is now 1000 per annum over the 12500 threshold so at 20% tax rate are now paying 200 per annum in tax on peppercorn income £200 per year is a lot to us

[@dog_chasing_cars7576]

erm, yes, thats a really good way to starve the public purse

[@DeanFlintstone]

And dont forget the recent inflation rates have eaten away at your pension ​@@bettyholmes1155

[@allykhan8594]

lol, and the shortfall in taxes comes from where? Tax the rich, they just pee^&^ off somewhere else.

[@Tofuninja7]

How are the previous people who basically stole billions around 50 billion said here, not in jail or going to court ffs?

[@chrishart8548]

Rich people don't go to jail if they have a good lawyer. And even if the do it will be a nice jail. Or just home arrest.

[@robinbennett5994]

because they helped write the laws

[@thedeemon]

nobody stole that money, it's just an abstract idea of how much better the economy would have been if not for tories, brexit, covid, ukraine war, lack of productivity growth since 2010 etc. etc. Some imaginary difference between a fairy tale ideal and current state.

[@pemj7360]

Don't worry labour will do the same . And it will be the little man that will pay the price

[@alastairwallace6153]

​@@pemj7360you have no proof of this and only the tories have ever been that corrupt

[@3373just]

We need to clear out offcom, offwatt, off everything! Every regulatory body has been captured by the very industries they are supposed to be keeping an eye on! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@brenglover72]

Its called marking your own homework.

[@adamcottam9483]

Couldn't agree more, who regulates the regulators... the government and they've been asleep at the wheel for 14 years

[@brenglover72]

@adamcottam9483 too busy filling their kecks with cash

[@keithparker1346]

The trouble with media regulation is that any action will be rightly considered as propaganda or censorship. About time we on the left manned up and not blamed everything on the media

[@james6901]

@@adamcottam9483 not asleep,...skimming of it.

[@lexmyster2580]

Didn't vote labour but I actually like what they are saying here, why didn't they broadcast all this when on the election campaign.

[@DW-indeed]

Because they had a plan 👌

[@simongiles9749]

Their election campaign was basically to not be the Tories.

[@EubulusKane3259]

Also because our very conservative country would never have voted for any of it

[@crung8]

@@EubulusKane3259 I think Starmer could've wiped his arse on a photo of the queen and still won a huge majority. Country was completely done with the tories no matter what.

[@freja9398]

Keir Starmer was busy telling us his dad was a toolmaker 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@RichieBedfellows]

At this point in 2010, tories were cheering on a program of austerity that wasn't even needed. 14 years down the line with the country in a far worse state, those same tories are outraged because Labour are building houses on land and spoiling the view from their kitchen window. Priorities, eh?

[@caroltodd6691]

BANG ON

[@CountScarlioni]

Austerity was sold to the electorate in 2010 as a 5 year programme. And most of us were relatively prepared to say, "fine, we get it. We can make do for that long." It is often forgotten by history but Brown's Labour were also promising an Austerity programme of their own so either way, it was going to be a tough few years. And then along the way, austerity morphed into a permanent fixture. An ever crushing boot that choked the life from us. Yet the people just kept bloody voting for more! A decade in which I think the British public lost their god damned minds. I now look forward to seeing the Tories scream, cry and tantrum for a while. They deserve every ounce of discomfort this new government gives them.

[@RichieBedfellows]

@@CountScarlioni Tbf, I think what Brown was planning was a bit of belt-tightening. Not the re-emergence of childhood Ricketts and pensioners choosing between heating and eating. The rest I can agree with, though 👍

[@CountScarlioni]

@@RichieBedfellows Indeed! Where Labour sees the need for a diet, Tories see a need for mass starvation.

[@simonlewis6276]

@@RichieBedfellows they have not built anything yet .Talk is cheap .Tories had plenty of talk as well .Labour will face the exact same problems the Tories have faced .Hiring a few more planning officers aint going to do it .

[@clungebucket23]

Tax wealth Not income This country is NOT poor. We have a chronic wealth distribution issue and Politicians haven't the balls to tax a tiny clique of people who own an obscene amount of wealth in many forms. That tiny clique also weilds a disproportionate amount of power to protect their own interests. Notwithstanding the fact that politicians are a part of that clique.. Sooo... A few ideas for raising taxes at the higher end.. Higher rates of income tax at the upper end with more banding and slight increases over a long period of time to reduce systemic 'shock'. High value transfer tax of assets, property and financial products, no idea how to make this work, but it wouldn't need to be much and probably not noticed by companies and individuals with 'wealth' from say £250M and above. Taxation on multiple domestic dwelling ownership by private individuals and corporate investors, again, to reduce shocks, wouldn't need to be much, but enough to discourage and slow down the increasing transfer and monopoly of property into landlord hands, also having a cooling effect on the increase of property prices. Banded inheritance tax. Tiered capital gains tax, especially at the higher end. Tiered and higher levels of stamp duty, again, at the higher end. Banded corporation tax, keeping existing sub £150k CTs to look after smaller business with slight increases thereafter. No more tax havens and tax avoidance for UK residents /passport holders..(we make those laws, so we can change them) All revenues to be paid into UK regulated banks in the first instance. Overseas corps to pay uk tax on profits extracted in the UK at source. Some of the above requires international cooperation as many other developed countries share the same taxation/ treasury issues as us. I've heard that there is already international parity on corporation tax, at least in the pipeline. Also, raise the VAT threshold to £125k this will be a massive boost to smaller business, who's owners, in turn, will be pouring more money back into the economy because they're not actively suppressing their business activities in order to stay below the threshold, this will encourage households to spend more money on contractors for example... And the final benefit is that those small business owners will be less likely to participate in the black / cash economy which means more declared / taxable income for the treasury.... EVERYONE WINS!

[@andrewrobertson3737]

Sadly the wealthy are the powers and the powers run the country.

[@Chrissy-H]

Tax wealth not income. YES! Let the people earn their way out of poverty, or at least give them a chance to do so!

[@andrewhorne808]

YES! Well said! Neither party is willing to swallow the big pill on our ingrained wealth inequality problem! Follow Gary's Economics for more info!!

[@joesmalley397]

A pathetic and childish outlook with no basis in economic reality.

[@clungebucket23]

@@joesmalley397 anyone can criticise... How about you come up with some positive and constructive solutions to get us out of the shit... As as far as I'm concerned, we're running out of options, capitalism is in it's death throes .. I don't expect you will, however, go and spend some time over at Gary's Economics, or check out some of Mark Blythe's lectures

[@AlanFagan-y5l]

The top 50 families in this Country own £500 billion of the wealth,equal to 50% of the population..roughly 30 million people.Hmmm...

[@sophiap2617]

They played their cards close to their chest during the campaign and now they're all out...great strategy!

[@thomasandrewclifford]

I dont think people realize just how insanely needed planning reform is. Its not a sexy or controversial topic but it will basically remove so much red tape for home building. It will mean more money can be easier invested into infrastructure that the people need. A huge win for everyday working people.

[@DarrenThyer-q3e]

A huge win for the illegals. Labour is gonna do fuckall good for this country and are not interested in its people, only the shyte that comes from abroad.

[@01rancid10]

... and you will end up with mass housing that look like prision blocks, with little associated infrastructure and built on flood plains. Oh yes, many of the house will be built specifically for rentals and owned by corporations to service the mass immigration population.

[@lawrencejob]

Yea although we still need good, wise regulation for environment and safety and it will remain to be seen if they can do that. Home builders desperately need checks and balances to stop them taking advantage of the public as they have been for decades. Anyone I know in a new build has had nightmare after nightmare.

[@longnoseboi]

giving all the power to developer-landlords isn't going to save us

[@thomasandrewclifford]

​@@longnoseboi You made up your mind before you clicked because they explicitly mentioned social rent (not something the tories would ever bring up) and they also focused on the point that this needs to be done first because it is connected to so many other areas. I want to see rent control as much as anyone but planning reform HAS to be the first step in this process. The more housing developed the lower housing gets and the less strong arming Landlords are capable of. But like I said at the start, you came here specifically because you want to spread your cynicism. It's been what, 4 days in power?

[@RogerHarrison-d3o]

I didn't vote for Labour but fairs fair and I thought she was very good.

[@shamanahaboolist]

She's lying.

[@sirensoulegaming4158]

@@shamanahaboolist let's just wait and see before we whine shall we?

[@Mojo1701]

@@shamanahaboolistalright mate

[@shamanahaboolist]

@@sirensoulegaming4158 I'm not whining. I think it's funny how easily you're all duped. Same for 45 years. You've got no excuse.

[@zxG777]

About what specifically? Lets see, they have 4 years, so I guess we will know at that point. But it already feels like grown ups are back in the room.

[@kurtkunz2772]

Well done Rachel Reeves, what a great start, let's hope it can be delivered.

[@inspectortanzi]

Being New Labour, it won't be.

[@kurtkunz2772]

@@inspectortanzi time will tell one way or the other.

[@Elxroid]

are they still planning to do an corruption enquiery on the tory patry?

[@firebyrd437]

Doubt it, Starmer has already clocked up £76,000 on freebies including £2000 just for his glasses

[@elliotpollard9083]

​@@firebyrd437 while I do think it's questionable that politicians should be able to accept gifts at all, please don't equate declared donations with corruption. (Time will tell)

[@ich1nes]

I'm not happy with blantant corruption from past govt too but really you don't want that (just look at legal poop show over the pond burning tax payers' money), should focus on brutally enforce in new govt.

[@vaughanlockett658]

The country is skint its literally the homeless man of Europe. As she said did not matter who got in its going to be hard to fix .

[@Lemonie76]

Tax the super rich! 1% on assets over £10 million. 2% on assets over £100 million. They won’t miss it! 🤷‍♀️

[@clementattlee6984]

She's lying. It's impossible for a currency-issuing government to run out of money because nobody else is allowed to create it! She just won't do that because she's a neoliberal Tory who is either too dumb to realise it or too dishonest to admit it!

[@calumroche2851]

The general population is skint. The wealthiest 5% have increased their wealth by 50% since 2020. It's very simple: Tax them.

[@DeeColerangle]

I concur. And I can't wait to see the report that she will be presenting to parliament on what financial mess this government has INHERITED from the Tories. I think it's a fantastic move to share this for the whole country to see from the get go!

[@keithparker1346]

​@@DeeColerangleit's just excuse making. They've been elected to SOLVE problems not blame the Tories

[@mikesheridan5218]

It looks like we are now part of Beijing with that backdrop ...

[@healingprotectioncreation7117]

Good observation. This is part of the absorption into a kind of global CCP.

[@lokischildren8714]

Wow what a positive speech

[@jane9875]

liz truss mark 2

[@Sc25515]

Get over it, you lost. ​@@jane9875

[@darrennandrewfitness2836]

​@@jane9875 kaahboooom 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 lizz threw the grenade and smashed the economy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jstoner9029]

@@jane9875let me look at the market reaction… hmm no, the markets are up. 😮 I think you are on your own. 🎉

[@LF-qe5gr]

I hope 'removing red tape' isn't code for deregulating and therefore having shit housing. Quality of home building matters, efficient homes matter, not destroying the environment matters. I'm interested to see what this means.

[@hd33444]

I think the red tape they are referring to here is relaxing the round and round of planning permissions and approval from local/regional/regulators etc before any work can even be started. Hoping this will mean quality controls will remain but the projects can be started easier.

[@LF-qe5gr]

@@hd33444 Oh well that sounds alright! I appreciate the reply. :)

[@jane9875]

endless lego housing estates

[@elliotpollard9083]

Yeah I think they have a pledge to make all new homes A rated EPC by such and such a year

[@bigdaz7272]

Tax Wealth not Labour, make the owners pay their share instead of picking the pockets of those who live off a Wage.

[@paulsawtell3991]

Reform wanted 20K tax free. Labour have announced no plan to raise the nil-rate band so that's a way of increasing income tax. The Tories would have done the same.

[@goround5gohigh2]

Very impressive. That’s how you do it.

[@jane9875]

she's crap

[@TheInnacity]

7 minutes into the speech still waiting to hear a plan

[@shmink2]

The planning issue needs to make the NIMBYs opinion less valued. We can't have 10 old people complaining that a trainline is too close to their house and that spirals a load of decisions to appease them whilst costing loads of money in the meantime for more and more committees. We are sorely lacking in infrastructure and the NIMBYs are always a huge problem that creates tonnes of needless red tape.

[@rockerjim8045]

I totally agree. My auntie had the Central line bordering her back garden. Tube trains every 5 mins never bothered her once . Her grandkids loved them

[@pemj7360]

If you go around the country there are hundreds of derelict council estates. Just standing empty. Been like that for decades. Hold that thought. We have offices standing empty and have been for years. This us all over the country. They would be a great starting point. And no I'm not a nimby I live in a city . The amount of waste land is off the scale . The other problem is land banking. It should be outlawed. This drives up prices. Its deliberate. By the developers. The amount of actual affordable homes and social housing would increase hugely. And that just by using land that already been used and standing idle

[@1nbp]

They’re already tackling some NIMBY friendly policies, such as those relating to on shore wind farms needing absolutely no opposition, making them practically impossible to build. Hoping they continue forward with this. It’s also another reason why HS2’s budget was so eye-watering… NIMBYism…

[@pemj7360]

@1nbp what the same type of wind farms that a meant to give us cheaper energy and is actually more expensive. And unreliable. And in their short life span are unrecycleble. How green is that .

[@garyturner5739]

Tax the supper rich at the next budget.

[@Chrissy-H]

Please, please, please do this.

[@mrmajestic7391]

And alienate them? Which would be counter productive surely?

[@richard7645]

The government lend money from the rich

[@Chrissy-H]

@@mrmajestic7391 genuinely, they don’t give anything back. Money right now only flows one way, and it’s upwards. If you take that to its conclusion, we all end up in poverty apart from the very few…

[@robhingston]

super rich are the ones funding them they will never touch them, it be down to the poor old workers paying more, as always

[@razorednight]

Why is it that when I hear "difficult decisions" and "hard choices", I just know it's the poor who are going to suffer the consequences? Why is it that the rich never have to pay the price?

[@chrishart8548]

Because the rich have choices and money they can do what they want, the poor have no choice. The rich can offset carbon so climate change doesn't effect what they do. They can buy an electric car have solar panels aZero home.

[@julieemerson8237]

Because they are the rich

[@DeeColerangle]

@@julieemerson8237 Relax, they are only just getting started. Give them a chance. I suspect the rich are in for a surprise under this new government.

[@liz9147]

Because we have lived for so long under the Tories that's exactly what it meant. Now it may not.

[@dddddbbb]

They have confirmed they will not increase taxes on the workers...as for those that don't work.. we'll have to see!

[@TyrooShino]

Look at that. Powerful voice. Affrimed plan and timescale. The TRUTH that things are going to be tough from here on out. With a serving of... HOPE... That which revives life into a fallen country.

[@clementattlee6984]

Things don't have to be tough. She's lying (or just an idiot). The British government issues its own currency so there don't have to be any hard times, she's just ideologically opposed to the State spending money on anything because she's a moronic neoliberal.

[@superrrnova1986]

After all those years of looking after Wallace and Gromit, she's really come out of her shell

[@paulsawtell3991]

Just wait and see.. she will have to come for you too.

[@bidenthehairsniffer2225]

What fkn drugs are u on

[@stormytempest6521]

Think the Lady means BUSINESS.

[@leecevictoria481]

Why does it seem that parliament is doing something? We aren't used to this. All we heard for 2 years was Rawanda. I'm baffled 😂

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Everyone demanding that Labour should tax the rich did not read their manifesto. They ain’t gonna 😅😅😅😅😅

[@cathlaurs9754]

@@PassiveAgressive319 : Windfall taxes on energy giants has been mentioned.

[@lollian2782]

We're still a working democracy. Competence is actually more important than ideology.

[@EmeraldStarryEyez]

And just look how competently demonstrated plans going forward. They were put into power literally 4 days ago. They've already done more in 4 days than labour in last 14 years.

[@archvaldor]

@@EmeraldStarryEyez "And just look how competently demonstrated plans going forward. " Literally everything she said could have come from a tory. Their plans destroyed the economy. I see nothing other than a continual descent into hell here.

[@Gothic7876]

You can hear the anger in her voice from what she has inherited.

[@lesliescottw]

shes was part of a failed bank on her watch what does you expect from her nothing you people are lost

[@nunyvanstta135]

Anger? Its all fake! Shes a typical politician, reading a script and putting on an act 😒

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

I hope this government delivers on these promises and actually improves lives. I hope they arent just telling people what they want to hear.

[@archvaldor]

Everything she said could have been said by a tory.

[@WannabePlayer18]

This speech was excellent. It resembles nothing like what the Tories provided us with. Transparent and brave, no fence sitting. It showed confidence in the government’s plan - how refreshing!

[@bidenthehairsniffer2225]

What a stupid comment

[@mortondavid3066]

Very good speech, well presented and detailed, now let’s see the implementation.

[@Tcoc11]

NIMBY's are crying rn

[@robertstraw9881]

Good. Let them cry in their overpriced, overvalued homes.

[@advocate1563]

The ecological world is crying .... what will happen to those newts and bats?

[@thomasandrewclifford]

NIMBYs are a huge part of the problem. Picking their sense of exclusivity over the working peoples conditions.

[@darkdoxy174]

My town has been waiting for a skate park for 40+ years and they’re still working on it..

[@Jamesp1972]

@@advocate1563 the ones on brownfields/grey belt will already be pretty hardcore

[@azizhasan9070]

Tax the super rich

[@chrishart8548]

Especially those billionaires. It's literally 1000 million or 1000,000,000.00 Who needs that

[@poplarboydavid]

Absolutely-that’s common sense!

[@Chrissy-H]

Yes! And make it easier for ordinary people to earn their way out of poverty. Lets goooo!

[@daelra]

Too many tax loopholes and tax breaks for the super rich resulting in them paying proportionately less than everyone else. Getting rid of these alone should go a long way. Having another look at our dodgy off-shore tax haven regulations might also help putting some super rich money in our national coffers too.

[@PassiveAgressive319]

It was not in the Labour manifesto, otherwise you should have voted Lib Dem…..

[@Dan-me5li]

Strong words. Gives a sense of urgency and action. No one mentioning the skills or materials required to build so many homes.

[@jane9875]

She's channelling Liz Truss she said exactly the same thing lets get rid of those pesky green bits

[@christopher_amor_02_animat79]

Maybe she IS the Liz Truss with a full artificial disguised makeover and a new fake identity etc!

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

They safely got accross the ice rink and set down the Ming vase, but the table they put it on is wobbly.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Yes..the tories sold three of them off and half sawed through the remaining one.

[@keithparker1346]

Labour simply have no popular vote mandate

[@HumbleGarfield]

@@keithparker1346I mean they do

[@matthewchandler4664]

​@@keithparker1346 As if popular vote has ever mattered in our electoral system

[@dog_chasing_cars7576]

@@keithparker1346 Hi yes, I'm here to not understand the election too. could you tell me why nigel farage has a majority of 99.9% please? they only got one third of the vote! yes, one party got one third of the vote. if i shared a cake with 5 people. and ate 36% of it while the rest of my friends shared the remaining 66%. i'm the fat one. Stop being obtuse!

[@keithstokoe42]

Chancellor and your team,this sounds optimistic,honest and refreshing.I have faith! Congratulations on your win.

[@paulsawtell3991]

You may end up bitterly disappointed

[@ep4no]

Good luck to her 🥹

[@skipper_hates_jerries]

Previous Govt. needs putting on trial for neglect.

[@pemj7360]

Well if you give it a few years then we can ask for Labour to be in the dock with them.

[@skipper_hates_jerries]

@@pemj7360 Massive contribution, well done 👏

[@pemj7360]

@lakesexplorer6744 your welcome tory/labour 2 cheeks of the same backside always comes to mind. uniparty. Same trough different snouts.

[@skipper_hates_jerries]

@@pemj7360 Oh dear, bitter reform vibes

[@pemj7360]

@@skipper_hates_jerries nope But I will sit back and wait for the shsss to hit the fan.

[@paperandtwine]

Not only chaos, but huge corruption

[@thomasmount3530]

See how much of that she knew with no teleprompt or notes. omg a competent chancellor!

So you completely missed the two teleprompters.

[@leehighland5435]

lol.

[@kayevans9207]

Teleprompter?

[@mrmajestic7391]

She isnt competent yet though is she?

[@paulsawtell3991]

You must be a fan of Mr Farage then because he never used notes either?

[@brandogg974]

This is a pretty clear message that there is going to be austerity.

[@graemekeable8461]

Isn't that the truth. However if public services are improved and renationalised, if we get back community funding, if impoverished communities get the funding they deserve then a few more years of austerity is worth it. If it's just going to fund the rich then we need a revolution

[@cathlaurs9754]

@@brandogg974 : Early days - Rome wasn't built in one 🤞

[@kennethrichardson8311]

Take a good look, she and her party boycotted the commons debates on excessive British deaths.

[@Nigfis]

Get Israel out of British Politics altogether.

[@pemj7360]

How about take care of England and let the waring countries get on with their stife

[@temptemp4174]

​@@pemj7360exactly, we shouldn't be involved anywhere else. Withdraw from all conflicts, let the big guys at the US do the grunt work, they want to be a superpower/empire? Stop asking us to do it for you then you bastards, you pay for it, why should we pay to further their interests? It's not our empire

[@darkflighter100]

Didnt vote for Labour, but this has raised my eyebrow a bit. Lets see where this goes.

[@temptemp4174]

What part raised your eyebrow and who did you vote for

[@patrickwestwood6749]

It is really nice to watch a senior cabinet member give a speech and not be muttering "lies lies lying rotten lier" over and over again.

[@robadams7233]

How many times did she say "there's no time to waste"?😁

[@thestraightroad305]

I think it was her theme!☺️

[@mumitm8212]

This is nothing but giving private sector lots of tax money and centralising power

[@tonyatthebeach]

True

[@rajtargotra9997]

more taxes and more illegal immigrants and asylum seekers - this is what you will get from Labour govt.

[@martynG7769]

Here come the excuses! So, nothing will change in the next 4 years.

[@tylerbeckettwright]

Holy War on Nimbyism

[@jane9875]

we will starve to death in this country there won't be a field left to grow food on

[@charlesford7887]

@@jane9875 Lmao

[@jackwatson7969]

@@jane987597% of Britain is fields

[@dbz9393]

about time!

[@jane9875]

@@jackwatson7969 its all getting concreted over most of its is rubbish land for sheep I know my dad had 5,000 sheep haha

[@allisterquinn8049]

It’s like the adults have entered the room

[@mypointofview1111]

Hasnt taken long for Labour to sound like tories. Hard choices? Print money. Thats what governments of all shades do. Tax receipts will follow shrinking any Deficit

[@spector969]

She says the British people voted for change. Yet, 80% of them did not vote for Labour...

[@cathlaurs9754]

Erm, 80%? Think that through.

[@spector969]

@@cathlaurs9754 What's the problem?

[@JohnFosterTakesPhotos]

41% didn't even vote, because they believe the complete fabrication that 'they're all as bad as each other,' and 'they all lie', I should imagine. . This has been allowed to propogate by the Torys while they were in power because it did used to benefit them by stopping poor and working people being bothered to vote, same reason for the voter ID - disenfranchise those most vulnerable in society to skew the figures. Problem is, thanks to Brexit, the monster the Torys themselves created, not being delivered (it never could be) to the satisfaction of the far right (btw, for me the biggest problem with the far right isn't xenophobia, it's their abandonment of truth, and their total, complete, and utter selfishness), their vote got split and Labour won. Now, Labour only received 34% of votes actually cast (and that is what matters, if you think more people should vote, go and tell more people to fucking vote, simple) and they have 64% of the seats. Yes, this is a significant mismatch. You can absolutely bet that people complaining about the difference wouldn't (weren't, in fact, remember the tories had 43% of the vote share *a minority* in 2019, yet had a majority in parliament, exactly the same problem) have been complaining if the team with their favourite colour on their rosette had won! Some will argue that Farage's mob are different because they're new. THEY ARE FUCKING NOT. Reform = Brexit party = UKIP, and that was formed 31 years ago in 1993, nothing new there. IN FACT, one could argue that in their current guise, they're basically the same as the current Tory party anyway. Farage doesn't even want to turn up to see his constituents every Friday, He'll be sat next to the door in parliament, and won't get much opportunity to speak in the house, even if he wants to , which he won't. My prediction is that Clacton will not thank Farage in 5 years time and will not return him to parliament.

[@paulsawtell3991]

More like 63%, still a majority against, but that's our electoral system for you

[@davidw1518]

I didn't vote for the local Labour candidate, because, if I had, it would have been a wasted vote and would effectively have given the (sitting) Tory candidate an extra vote. No, I voted for the Lib Dem candidate, knowing full well that it would help to get a Labour government. He won, the Tory candidate (MP until Parliament was resolved) was well and truly defeated, and we got the Labour government that I knew I was contributing to by voting Lib Dem.

[@kenhamilton3248]

I would not let her do my weekly shoping

[@helmutzollner5496]

Sounds great! Let's see what she can deliver.

[@allanstorer4896]

A lot of talk. Still don’t know anything.

[@alanhall2795]

Get used to it!

[@lastlast2078]

You can't just build 1.5M homes without first building water reservoirs, sewer capacity, etc. we have private water companies to thank for not reinvesting profits into infrastructure, opting to pocket it for short term gain. Then we've got the roads, the roads are already over capacity and crumbling. To solve that we need cheaper and more reliable public transport and incentives to use it over using a car, again we have private rail companies to thank for not reinvesting profits. 1.5M homes should never have been promised, people should be realistic that it will have to come in the next term.

[@preston7608]

We need 4mill Houses in the next year to catch up with population. There is no way 1.5 mill will ever be helpful. Just a load more to inflate rents

[@bumpjammy]

@@preston7608 More houses = Lower rent. I agree, we need even more houses, and we need to push the Labour government into being more radical, but I'm glad to see they're at least going in the correct direction, better than the last 14 years worth of steps backwards.

[@CuriousCrow-mp4cx]

I have to agree. We don't want something like the schools debacle to happen do we? Cheap and nasty and short life span is not the standard of building we want. And as we have a whole industry created to get housebuilders to fix their mistakes in new build homes, we also need adequate and reliable quality control. We wasted millions in our social housing stock built in the 30 years or so after the war, with too many bad examples of poor quality homes built for social housing. That wasn't the case in Europe, where some countries provided well planned and well executed mass housing schemes. We don't want the same mistakes made again.

[@preston7608]

@@bumpjammy you would think that. But watch it all rise. Inflation will go wild in the next yearish. Due to Bank of England want to pay off debt.

[@BaronSpamedi]

1.5 million homes in 5 years. Net immigration is more than three quarters of a million per year. As already mentioned, building houses is only one part of the infrastructure and services needed just to deal with the demand created by uncontrolled immigration, before even taking into account the general neglect over recent years.

[@michaelmcmasters3613]

Has anyone notice we never have a real choice

[@jamieoliver4710]

I wonder who all the new housing will go to? lol.

[@TonyWelch75]

Relax planning, build millions of new homes, fill them with asylum seekers, 🙄

[@andrewjames9996]

They will probably give contracts to hotelliers to give up the premises and convert them to bed sits or flats. Yes, the asylum seekers will be given a status but there is still no clue on who they are. These new houses will be again be shared houses or tiny shoe boxes with high mortgage rates. Labour and Tories are the same - hence why there was a low voting turn out.

[@tochukwunjoku]

Please prioritise the following three things before anything else: 1) Repeal IR35 and increase wages 2) Reduce energy prices as much as possible - people should not have to choose between heating their homes and eating. 3) Stop importing cheap labor and improve the treatment of the local workforce.

[@NeonVisual]

TAX THE TOFFS

[@TheManOnTheRail]

All Labour politicians and ministers are richer than you and I will ever be.

[@DanKeatis]

@@TheManOnTheRail Aye, tax them and all!

[@NeonVisual]

@@TheManOnTheRail wahh wahh labour wahh. Cry harder.

[@HowardKlein1958]

They pay more tax than any of us by virtue of their wealth. Tax them more and they will change their country of residence and business and uk will get nothing.

[@paulsawtell3991]

And then they will have to come to YOU.

[@carolynclare3985]

oh my goodness!! I hope they build affordable housing on the road where she lives!!

[@tomofthetomb]

I hope they build them where I live, and where you live, anything to end this housing crisis!

[@carolynclare3985]

@@tomofthetomb it's not the way to end the crisis. They need to look at why there's a lack of housing and address the actual cause.

[@tomofthetomb]

@@carolynclare3985 it's obvious. Private sector construction has remained stable for decades while public sector construction is completely dwindled. We need to reinvest in public housing

[@carolynclare3985]

@@tomofthetomb what with though? There's no public money right now.

[@tomofthetomb]

@@carolynclare3985Id personally suggest that we tax wealth

[@finger3181]

I love the smell of competence in the morning

[@healingprotectioncreation7117]

She hasn't actually done anything yet. But that doesn't stop the sycophantic cheerleading.

[@finger3181]

....other than start the process of much needed reforms in their first two days.

[@Thirdfish]

Here starts the BS.

[@robertrawlyss7373]

I’ll believe it when I see it! And as for the people voting for change, you got 19% of the vote! Not a great mandate!!

[@TrancetasticWilza]

Keep crying

[@robertrawlyss7373]

@@TrancetasticWilza whose crying? Labour won’t achieve anything! I give Starmer 2 years! I honestly think the country will go begging to the IMF in 18 mths! 😂

[@lesliescottw]

@@TrancetasticWilza you be crying soon little boy

[@TrancetasticWilza]

@@lesliescottw 😭😭😭😭😭

[@lesliescottw]

@@TrancetasticWilza you will be but you vote to support the guy who let off jimmy and the party to hide child groomers say's a lot about you

[@natashapeprah8302]

I trust Rachel Reeves more than the entire Tory cabinet put together. Britain was crying out for a change after falling on its chest. 😂

[@Loundsify]

Did anyone notice she said social housing not council houses. So itll be the private sector that will build and own the social housing.

[@chrishart8548]

It's not called council housing anymore. Social housing is fantastic. It's £427 a month instead of £1400 a month and everything gets fixed and kitchens and bathrooms are replaced every 5 years.

[@georgek3398]

@@chrishart8548 Replaced every 5vyears ? Not possible

[@chrishart8548]

@@georgek3398 my dad's had his kitchen done for the 3rd time now. And they did all new central heating just over a year ago.

[@m.b-ee8815]

@@chrishart8548 Why, did he wreck the other one's? Scrounging wasters.

[@chrishart8548]

@@m.b-ee8815 he didn't they just replace it they did the whole roof too it's just called maintenance. He is on the highest amount of disability.

[@StormaLorda]

Can't believe you people keep voting for people that talk like this. Labour and conservatives, all the fkn same.

[@matthewharding-ew1ts]

Aye the coffers are empty just like when Labour were kicked out last time. Yawn,.............nothing will change in the next 5 years.

[@debrahayes2123]

Whats the point of building new housing if your not gonna get control of immagration there will never be enough housing unless you close our borders

[@gaz9957]

If we closed our borders, the NHS and care industry would shatter.

[@paulsawtell3991]

Correct, but for as long as I have lived Labour love mass immigration.

[@davidw1518]

We NEED more immigration. Who else is going to fill all the job vacancies, staff our hospitals and care homes, drive our lorries and buses, build all the new houses? We don't have enough people in this country who are of working age, or with the necessary skills, and it takes time to train people, and for children to grow into adults, even if they are near where the jobs are. Without immigration, we shall continue to have shortages in the shops (not enough lorry drivers to deliver the goods), long waiting lists for NHS treatment (not enough staff to do the work necessary), schools falling down (not enough builders to repair and rebuild them), lack of proper care in care homes (not enough qualified carers), and so on and so on. Not to mention the shortage of foreign money received from students who want to bring money to this country so that they can study at prestigious universities.

[@EricaFiore]

I and a disabled person. I am designing an Item once completed, I do not want my design stolen as it would have under the boot of the right. I intend to hopefully sell as a business not that I care for profits just help disabled people to a better improved existence. That is my goal.

[@steveo44]

Very impressive. Hopefully there are finally some adults in the room. Labour hitting the ground running

[@dreamSurfers5912]

A sigh of relief

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

Grown ups at last

[@lescallus7865]

You won’t be saying that when you gotta start paying more tax

[@stephanguitar9778]

We won't. The mega rich might get their 100s of tax loopholes closed.

[@CountScarlioni]

I'm ready to pay more right now. Most of us with a social conscience are. We want our services and infrastructure to be world beating again and tax is the only way to achieve it. Only smug, selfish, self important, miserly, "I'm alright jack" Tories coil around their pile of gold like greedy dragons.

[@darrennandrewfitness2836]

If public service is accessible and is working properly I don't mind paying my fair share 🤷🏿 just my opinion

[@jimratbastardryan6295]

i have found the cure for insomnia its called labour