Labour leader pledges devolution, industry jobs, and levelling up for Yorkshire

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He said Labour will devolve power to Yorkshire and deliver on levelling-up should it win a general election

The Labour leader spoke to the Yorkshire Post following his speech at the Labour Regional Conference in BarnsleyLabour’s position on levelling up and growth is centred around green energy, partly spearheaded by the former leader and Yorkshire MP, Ed Miliband.

On Sunday the chairman of Tesco said Labour was the “only team on the field” in British politics as he backed its plans for growth, something unimaginable under Jeremy Corbyn only three years ago. It is understood that the party will set out proposals to strengthen the Office for Budget Responsibility, following the panicked reaction of the markets when“We will be saying more about the OBR, because as you've seen from the last few weeks, economic stability is hugely important,” said Sir Keir.

If he wins, he will be the oldest first-term prime minister since James Callaghan, and would be 67 after a full 5-year-term, when he could theoretically pick up his state pension.The Labour leader admitted that devolution, tackling climate change, building up new industry and green energy is not a quick job

 

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Here we go again! Another political pledge to help the North... and as soon as they get into power, the pledge is withdrawn 'due to unforeseen circumstances' and the South (and specifically London) gets the priority & money! Happened too many times already! Keir_Starmer

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