Keir Starmer's 'five missions' for Britain explained - can Labor deliver them?

Keir Starmer unveiled his five national 'missions' on how the Labor Party would solve some of the thorniest issues facing the country.

In a major speech in Manchester, the Labor leader said these elements would form the backbone of the party's next election manifesto - and form the "pillars of the next Labor government".

“They will be measurable, so we can track progress and be held accountable,” he promised.

Mr. Starmer slammed the Tories for being 'devoid of ideas', describing them as 'applauding, divided, too weak to challenge their party's vested interests that are holding Britain back'.

"Britain needs ambitious leadership," he added.

He said that Rishi Sunak's party still did not understand "that chaos has a cost", and added: "The noises you hear from them are a primal cry.

"The last sigh of a bias between the rock of stagnation and the anvil of its economic recklessness."

Here, The Mirror dives deeper into Mr. Starmer's "missions" - what they are, what they mean, and how well they can be accomplished.

Keir Starmer unveiled his plan for government during a speech in Manchester (

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Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror) 1. "Ensure the highest sustained growth in the G7"

It's no surprise that Mr Starmer made the economy one of his first 'missions' after Prime Minister Liz Truss' disastrous 49 days at No 10 failed.

His "mini-budget" caused turmoil in financial markets, a spike in mortgage rates, and ultimately his ousting from office.

Mr. Starmer pledged to turn around the country's ailing economy during the first term of a Labor government.

He pledged to make Britain the fastest growing economy in the G7, a group of countries including Canada, Germany and the United States.

Last month, the International Monetary Fund predicted that the UK would be the only major economy in this bloc to contract in 2023.

So delivering on that commitment and leapfrogging countries like the United States - in just five years - will be no small feat.

Mr. Starmer admitted that achieving this goal would be "difficult".

He added: "No one is going to say, 'It's vague, it's something that will be easily achievable.'