Starmer to promise a bobby neighbourhood for every
The Independent|December 05, 2024
Sir Keir Starmer will today refresh a pre-election pledge to restore policing to Britain’s streets as he tries to relaunch his government just five months after winning the election.
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Starmer to promise a bobby neighbourhood for every

The prime minister will announce that he plans to put “a named police officer in every neighbourhood” as he attempts to win back the trust of voters after a difficult start to his time in Downing Street.

His “plan for change” comes as the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) issues a report raising serious doubts over whether Sir Keir can succeed in his number one mission of creating economic growth.

The prime minister will make a speech in the south of England with a pitch to voters that Labour is on the side of “hardworking British people and grafters” with support for his party plummeting in the polls.

As well as addressing police numbers, it is understood Sir Keir will attempt to pivot his government’s economic policy away from growth and towards raising the standard of living.

It comes after a bumpy start for Labour in which the prime minister, his ministers and even his wife were caught up in a freebies scandal; the departure of his first chief of staff Sue Gray; the forced resignation of a cabinet minister Louise Haigh; and a barrage of criticism over a Budget with a record £40bn of tax rises.

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