In an interview with News’ political editor Beth Rigby, Sir Keir repeatedly defended his choice to “adjust” some of the ten pledges he made to party members while running to succeed Jeremy Corbyn after Labour’s terrible 2019 general election result.
The Labour leader stated, “When facts change, circumstances change. “Good leaders understand that you must adapt and change with it.”
The Labour leader was speaking at a huge pre-election rally in Essex, when he outlined the “first steps” of a Labour government before voters go to the polls.
The six goals, which have been compared to Sir Tony Blair’s pledge card to voters before the 1997 general election, are to deliver economic stability, reduce NHS waiting lists, crack down on anti-social behaviour, hire 6,500 new teachers, launch a new border security command, and establish publicly-owned Great British Energy.
