Labour takes on PM Truss with major policy blitz

SIR KEIR Starmer will unveil a major policy blitz this week in a bid to present himself as a real alternative to the Tories.

- Jonathan Walker

CRUCIAL WEEK: with supporters

But the Labour leader faces criticism from within his own party over his refusal to back strikers – as a poll reveals he is less popular than new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

And in another headache for Sir Keir, Labour voters want him to join forces with the SNP in a hung Parliament, raising fears of a “coalition of chaos” that could lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom.

Arriving in Liverpool with wife Victoria yesterday, he aimed to get back on the front foot as delegates gathered for what is seen as a make-or-break annual conference.

Since Sir Keir took the top job in April 2020, politics has been dominated by the Covid crisis, limiting his opportunities to talk about other issues.

This conference is seen as Labour’s opportunity to set out a wide-ranging policy agenda and his speech on Tuesday will promise a “fairer, greener” Britain.

Labour’s top team will kick off the rally today with an avalanche of eye-catching proposals which it hopes will be big vote-winners.

They include: A massive 3Rs drive in primary