BREAKING: Keir Starmer points 6 main pledges for Britain after enormous speech – what it means for you

Keir Starmer has set out six tough targets to deliver on his election-winning promise to rebuild Britain.

Five months to the day since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Starmer unveiled his “Plan for Change” – a vision for the country over the next five years. He said it would allow the public to “hold our feet to the fire”.

It includes six “milestones” on slashing NHS waiting lists, building 1.5million new homes, and more bobbies on the beat in an attempt to make streets safer. It also includes a focus on raising living standards, giving children the best start in life and securing home-grown energy.

Mr Starmer told the audience at the launch of his plan: “Even the NHS losing the trust of the British public, record dissatisfaction, unable to provide the timely care and dignity that Britain relies on.

“A precious contract between the state and the people broken, broken by public services in crisis, unable to perform their basic functions, broken by an economy that leaves millions working harder just to stand still and broken by politicians who promise change and never deliver. Broken, but not beyond repair.”

But Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has already branded the speech an “emergency reset” after a challenging start to Labour’s first five months in office. Here The Mirror looks at the key targets – and what they mean for you.

Fixing the NHS

The new Labour government has made fixing the crisis-hit NHS and cutting record waiting lists a central priority.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves also put the health service at the heart of her first Budget in October – with over £22billion boost in day-to-day health spending.

In order to give voters a clear milestone to judge Labour on progress, the PM set out a new target today to improve the service for patients.

He promised for 92% of routine operations and appointments to be carried out within 18 weeks by 2029 and in time for the next election. This is already an official NHS target – but has not been met in over a decade.

Mr Starmer said it would be a “symbol of the NHS back on its feet”.

Living standards

One of Labour’s five key “missions” announced two years ago is to make Britain the highest sustained growth in the G7 group of nations, which includes the US, France and Canada.

Now No10 aides want to also focus on the money in people’s pockets.

The government document released today provides no numerical target – but promises “raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom“.

Rebuilding Britain

Labour will stand by its election-winning manifesto commitment to build 1.5million new homes in England by the end of the Parliament in 2029.

The PM said planning laws are “suffocating the aspiration of working families” and stopping new homes, reservoirs, laboratories and new projects going ahead.

The government’s document released today promises to fast-track planning decisions to deliver on the promise and at least 150 major infrastructure projects across the country.

Safer streets

Keir Starmer today vowed to put thousands more bobbies on the beat, with a named, contactable officer in every community.

The PM promised voters to crack down on crime, with 13,000 extra neighbourhood policing officers, PCSOs and special constables in England and Wales by the end of this Parliament.

These officers will be ordered to spend time on patrol, providing “a relief to millions of people scared to walk their streets they call home”, he said.

Numbers of officers fell under the Tories before rising again after 2019 when Boris Johnson ’s government pledged to recruit 20,000 police officers.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to write to police chiefs setting out how forces will be held to account on these commitments.

Giving children best start in life

Plans will be set out to make sure kids are school-ready when they start reception.

Teachers are losing more than two hours a day in reception classes, with a quarter of children starting school not fully toilet trained, while behaviour problems are spiralling.

The new target announced today plans to raise the number of five-year-olds in England who are “ready for school” to a record 75%. The latest figures from the Department for Education put the current figure just over 67%.

Mr Starmer said it would be a “scandal” not to allow “every child the chance to suceed”.

Home-grown energy

Keir Starmer has often said the country needs to build its energy resilience.

This is to stop consumers being left at the mercy of tyrants such as Vladimir Putin. His invasion of Ukraine in 2021 led to spiralling energy bills across Europe.

Mr Starmer today championed the publicly owned energy firm being set up by Labour – GB Energy – to secure home-grown energy. He confirmed a target to ensure at least 95% clean power by 2030. This essentially means electricity coming from wind, solar and nuclear resources.