Labour begins first week in power with a series of announcements on planning, health and education | Political News

Most of the changes announced are not new. Rather, they are confirmation that the new government will implement the policies it promised during the election campaign.

The Labour government has entered its first full week in office with a raft of announcements including plans to liberalise planning laws, increase dental visits and employ more teachers.

Starmer’s administration is taking action on the economy, health and education today as the Prime Minister continues his tour of the UK, visiting Northern Ireland.

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Mr Keir StarmerMeanwhile, he said he plans to strengthen ties with Europe during his visit to Scotland.

After visiting Northern Ireland on Monday morning, the Prime Minister will meet with mayors before heading to the NATO summit in Washington on Tuesday.

The series of announcements comes from a government keen to implement the “change” slogan it used during the elections.

There is not much new information in these words; instead, the government is taking steps it promised while in opposition.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to meet with business leaders to “deliver on the government’s mission” and declare economic growth a “national mission” in his first major speech in office.

It will also propose changes to the planning system and “announce rapid changes to unlock infrastructure and private investment”.

The Chancellor will say: “We are dealing with the legacy of 14 years of chaos and economic irresponsibility.

“The new Treasury analysis I requested at the weekend has revealed the opportunities lost as a result of this failure.

If the UK economy had grown at the rate of average OECD economies since 2010, it would be more than £140 billion larger.

“Last year alone this could have raised an extra £58 billion in tax money to keep our public services running.

“The new government has the responsibility to repair the foundations.”

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Fixing the ‘broken’ NHS

Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Wes Streeting is to meet with the British Dental Association to discuss Workthe company’s election promise to keep its promise 700,000 urgent visits.

Mr Streeting is also due to meet junior doctors on Tuesday to try to end the long-running strike.

After taking office he declared that the NHS was “broken” and his aim was to fix it.

The health secretary said: “I will also continue to meet with NHS officials and leaders to agree plans to deliver 40,000 extra operations, scans and appointments a week as soon as possible to reduce waiting lists.

“This is what we promised in opposition, so this is what we are doing in government.”

Restarting Teacher Recruitment Programs

At the same time, the Minister of Education Bridget Phillipson writes to education workers to highlight their importance to the new government.

According to the Ministry of Education, a meeting with stakeholders and trade unions will also be held this week.

The government also plans to relaunch two teacher recruitment campaigns, ‘Every Lesson Shapes a Life’ and ‘Share Your Skills’, which aim to meet the target of recruiting 6,500 extra teachers.

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Ms Phillipson said: “From day one, we have been delivering the change this country needs and putting education back at the heart of our nation’s life.

“We will work diligently to recruit thousands of new, talented teachers and reset the relationship between government and the education workforce.”