Keir Starmer has outlined his vision for a Labour government, one day after the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, gave his new year's speech at the same venue. The Labour leader accused the government of using 'sticking-plaster politics', saying: 'You cannot overestimate how much a short-term mindset dominates Westminster.' 
Starmer used the energy price freeze as an example, blaming the government for 'papering over cracks in our energy security that have been on display for years'. The Labour leader used his speech to appeal to the country by promising 'real change' in the way political parties govern, starting with a 'take back control bill' to devolve power from Westminster
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Starmer vows to let communities ‘take back control’ in Labour’s first term