Keir Starmer takes on Tories with ‘buy British’ economic plan

Buoyant Labour sets out post-Brexit vision promising that more public contracts will go to UK companies

Labour has announced a new post-Brexit economic vision for the UK involving ambitious plans to make, sell and buy more in Britain" as it seeks to build a strongly patriotic policy platform with which to take on the Tories.

Emboldened by its morale-boosting victory in Thursday's Batley and Spen byelection, when the party halted Tory advances into its strongholds in traditional manufacturing areas, the move marks the opening shot in a new campaign to be led by Keir Starmer focused on jobs and the battle against crime in all local communities.

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