Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has committed his party to the Conservative policy of “levelling up”, saying voters in July’s general election have a choice between “levelling-up and the NHS with Labour or more desperate chaos with the Tories.”
His commitment comes only a month after the party distanced itself from the phrasing used in the Conservatives’ flagship policy to address regional inequality, something Labour says the Tories have failed to deliver. Last month the Labour Party said it would address regional inequality on its own terms, “because of the failure of the government’s policy when it comes to levelling up.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answered questions about the national service scheme on the Conservative Party’s TikTok account yesterday, despite the app being banned from official government devices due to security concerns. He said those who volunteered to join the Army would receive a stipend “to help with living costs”, while also pledging to ensure organisations who accept volunteers “have funding for training and administration.
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