WES Streeting has squirmed as he fumbled over Labour’s top priorities – piling up confusion over the government’s growing list of commitments.

THE Health The secretary was questioned about No matter the ballots after the Prime Minister tried for the third time to define his agenda.

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Mr Streeting confidently began to discuss Labour’s main “foundations”, saying: “It’s economic security, border security…”

He then awkwardly stalled for a few seconds before finally blurting out “national security.”

The slip-up came after Sir Keir Starmer unveiled six new “milestones” to measure the five “missions” he set for himself in February 2023 – all said to be anchored by three key foundations: economic stability, security of borders and national security.

The milestones aim to provide the Labor Party conduct objective, with officials having been ordered to give them priority.

But the new ‘Plan for Change’ has raised eyebrows, with critics accusing Labor of moving the goalposts and watering down key manifesto promises.

In a speech at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, Sir Keir said his government would put the UK on track to achieve “at least 95% cleanliness”. power“by 2030.

But this falls short of Labor’s election promise of a completely zero-carbon electricity system in the same time frame.

Further doubts also emerged over Labor’s promise to deliver the world’s highest sustained growth. G7.

Initially presented as the cornerstone of Sir Keir’s vision, this bold commitment has since been downgraded to a more modest ‘target’.

But speaking to The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole, chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted that Britain can leapfrog the United States and lead the G7 in economic growth by the end of the decade.

Dispelling doubts, Ms Reeves said she was “extremely optimistic” about Britain’s situation. futuresaying: “It’s a mission. That we defined two years ago. And these missions remain.

“What we want is for this growth to be felt by people in their pockets. That’s why the milestone we set today is that people’s incomes increase, people feel better, because at the end of the day, that’s the whole point of growing our economy is to make workers feel better and that’s what I’m determined to achieve.”

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband also said of plans to decarbonize the grid: “This is not going to be watered down. And I think what’s so interesting is that when we first launched it a few years ago, people were saying it was unfeasible.

“Now when you talk to the industry, when you look at the judgment of the independent manager of the national energy system, they say it’s really difficult, but it’s achievable.”

In response to the speech, the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the Prime Minister’s ’emergency reset’ showed Labor was not ‘ready to govern’.

She also claimed that the government’s “costly energy decarbonisation plans” had been “watered down” and that “less than a third of the Labor ward’s 13,000 residents police are in fact new police officers.”

Ms Badenoch added: “This recovery cannot hide the reality of a government that does not know what it is doing. »

Mr Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said the Prime Minister was “just moving the goalposts” and described the lack of target For General practitioner nominations as “worrying”, while Reform United Kingdom chief Nigel Farage criticized the lack of objective on immigration.

Analysis

By Ryan Sabeydeputy political editor

The British people will be forgiven for not knowing where this government is heading.

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We now have six milestones, to add to the five missions, six first steps and that adds up to three foundations.

But the Prime Minister visited the glitzy Pinewood studios to reveal the milestones on which he wants to be judged.

From raising living standards to making more noise and reducing NHS waiting times, the Prime Minister is pushing hard for change.

But many people will say that this is just a mission impossible.

The Prime Minister is right when he says the new steps he has set will allow the public to “hold their feet to the fire”, saying it will be for the long-term good of the country.

He also wants a major overhaul of Whitehall, saying civil servants “feel comfortable in the lukewarm bath of managed decline”.

A new promise included 150 new major infrastructure projects this Parliament as it takes on NIMBYs who delay projects.

But there was a gaping hole in the plan: There was no mention of migration in the six promises on which it was to be judged.

Sir Keir says he must “tackle” the problem of illegal immigration and small boat crossings – but the public will want to see more concrete action.