What has Keir Starmer achieved since he became prime minister?
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Sir Keir Starmer kicked off the new year with a promise to “fight for change” in 2025, following heavy criticism being levelled against his government. The prime minister underlined that 2025 would be a “year of rebuilding” while also “rediscovering the great nation that we are”.
When entering government, Labour promised to make economic growth a priority. However, its first budget came under fire, with some saying the Labour government is going too far - as others argued it hadn’t gone far enough. This has led to negative polling that could affect the party in future elections.
Those criticism were exacerbated in so small part by the donations scandal faced by Sir Keir. Here’s a closer look at what Sir Keir and his government have done so far in office. The first bill to be passed by the Commons under the Labour Government was the rail nationalisation bill.
This bill seeks to bring rail operators back under public control once their existing franchise contracts are over, or earlier if the contracts are breached. Then transport secretary Louise Haigh went on to introduce a bill to set up a company called Great British Railways that would manage both the track and the trains service.
Some within and outside the party have questioned why the rolling stock is not also being brought under national control. Rachel Reeves kicked off her tenure as chancellor by claiming the previous Conservative government had left the UK with a £22bn gap in the nation’s accounts.
