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Sir Keir Starmer Promises his government will “stay the course” in 2026 It follows renewed speculation about his future as Labor leader.
In his New Year’s address, the Prime Minister acknowledged that life remains harder than it should be for many Britons, with the cost of living crisis making it more difficult to eat out, go on holiday or enjoy special family time.
But he insisted his government would overcome the “decline and division caused by other countries” and predicted the UK would “turn the tables” next year and people would start to feel “hope” in the coming months. This is despite a series of negative economic headlines in recent months.
His message comes as his own position is increasingly under threat, with the economy faltering and Labor lagging behind. Nigel FarageReform Britain at the polls.
Andy BurnhamThe mayor of Greater Manchester was also recently forced to deny that he was plotting to return to Westminster to overthrow the Lord. Kyle As leader of the Labor Party.
home secretary Shabana MahmoodAt the same time, she didn’t turn down suggestions that she wanted the top job Just days after a high-profile event with Sir Tony Blairwidely seen as an endorsement of her as the next leader.
In an address to the nation, the Prime Minister acknowledged that “renewal does not happen overnight” as he said the challenges facing his government “were decades in the making”.
But he insisted: “By 2026, the choices we make will mean more people will start to feel positive changes in their bills, communities and health services.
“But many more people will once again feel hope, believe that things can and will get better, feel that the promise of renewal can become a reality and that my administration will make it a reality.”
This will include more police on the streets by March, followed by lower energy bills by April and the establishment of a number of new NHS health centres. “With this change, the downward trend will be reversed,” he added.
He said he too was “frustrated by the pace of change” but “it will be our strength to get our country back on its feet”.
“We are getting Britain back on track. By staying the course we will defeat the decline and division that other countries have caused,” he added. “When Britain turns this corner and our future is now in our hands, true Britain will shine even brighter.”
Conservative leader Kemi Badenock denounced the “politics of discontent” in her New Year’s address, which she said was telling voters “we are destined to remain the same”.
“Things may change, but you also need to vote for the changes you want to see in 2026,” she said. “I will not give up on our country. I hope you won’t either.”
Meanwhile, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said his party would seek an electoral victory in the new year to “stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain”.
In a New Year’s address to voters, Farage said his party would work to “fundamentally change the entire system of government in the UK” if they win the next general election.
The Reform Party won Runcorn and Helsby with a six-vote majority in the polls, taking seats from Labor in a by-election in May this year. But in a by-election in Caerphilly in October, Plaid Cymru won the Senate seat, beating the Reform Party with a majority of 3,848 votes.