I look forward to self-diagnosing internal bleeding and deciding which kind of specialist I need to see. 2023 BBC. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy. He also proposed allowing patients to make self-referrals for conditions like back pain to cut bureaucracy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Sir Keir said he would wait to see what action the UK Government would take when asked whether he would block Scotland's gender recognition laws if he was prime minister. While he said that they would continue to play a vital role in the campaign to win the next election, reform was needed to show the public that Labour would provide a fresh start after a series of Tory scandals. 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Look, of course people are impatient for change when you have 13 years of failure. This includes long-running campaigns designed to cause repeat disruption over days or weeks. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? The idea, presumably, is that the UK could pick which EU education, science, research and schemes and easier trading rules suit the UK, but accept no obligations in return. Another change he wants is devolution, giving people more control over their lives, but he acknowledges that handing power to local communities needs to be accompanied by funding. Did Labour check this with doctors, asked Channel 4 News Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Thats why weve made choices, he says, citing plans to scrap non-dom tax status to fund training for more nurses and doctors. It is that stark.". He outlined some very clear principles for reform, including that any new chamber should be elected by voters rather than appointed by politicians. They want the hope and reassurance that change is possible and change is coming., Despite the media storm around Harry, Starmer refuses to comment directly, simply saying: I still dont think wading into private matters of the royal family is where politicians should be.. Sir Keir Starmer hit out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over his plan to give officers the power to stop 'go-slow' protests before they cause chaos on the nation's roads. The 61-year-old vegan owner of Forest Green Rovers football club has given the party 360,000 since the last election via hisEcotricity power firm. There is so much we could do more efficiently. If there is one thing less popular than Brexit at the moment, its the idea of re-running the Brexit trauma of the last six years but this time in reverse. The idea would be for potential incidents to be dealt with within minutes rather than hours. Looking His proposals would have seen 80% of peers elected and the total number of members cut to 450. A move to rejoin the EU would require a fresh referendum an appalling prospect for many. Reforming our second chamber has to be a part of that.. K eir Starmer looks into the middle distance as he explains that complacency Starmer seems as honourable a soul as any politician within touching distance of power, but he surely knows that rejoining the single market would provide an immediate boost to trade and growth, and take the pressure off the public finances and, thus, public services. However, he also said that his proposals would ensure it should not replace any of the functions of the House of Commons, remaining a second chamber charged with amending and scrutinising legislation. He is a sir because of his knighthood, which he received for "services to law and criminal justice". Laura Kuenssberg: Is Keir Starmer a prime minister in waiting? The last big attempt to reform the Lords came under the coalition government led by David Cameron. Alaw being proposed by ministerswould end new forms of 'guerrilla tactics' being used by eco-zealots from groups such as Just Stop Oilafter forces wised up to their efforts to glue themselves to road surfaces. By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline, Published: 05:17 EST, 16 January 2023 | Updated: 06:42 EST, 16 January 2023. Keir Starmer Is Shamelessly Fixing the Selection Process for Labour Candidates. , , SSL- . \u201cAhh yes, the internal bleeding test, just wiggle around your belly and see if you can hear sloshing\u201d, Keir Starmer ridiculed for suggesting internal bleeding should be treated without going to see a GP, already been floated by shadow health secretary Wes Streeting, Nadhim Zahawi criticised for advert attacking Labour and Mick Lynch, Johnny Vegas admits his 'upset' at state of the NHS in resurfaced clip, Liz Kendall on why Corbyn can't be readmitted to the Labour Party. Sir Keir Starmer today admitted to having 'concerns' about a new Scottish law lowering the age at which teenagers can alter their legal gender. Scottish Labour voted in favour of the law change but the UK leader today said that while he believed the laws overall needed 'modernising', he opposed lowering the age from 18. Well ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. He denies he is trying to have it both ways. But we have to build the foundation for it.. Douglas Alexander is one former cabinet minister trying to become an MP. Starmer had pledged to abolish the Lords as part of his leadership campaign, and to replace it with an elected chamber of regions and nations. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, The last thing the country needs is to reopen the arguments and the wounds of the past, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. I think if we don't reform the health service we will be in managed decline," he added. Streeting: I won't shirk using private sector to cut waiting lists. Speaking to the Times, the Labour leader said he has not been tribal with personal relationships and "We must renew our vow to change our country for the better, 2023 is a new chapter for Britain," Mr Starmer said. Starmer rightly senses this, as well as the continuing support for Brexit among Labour Leavers. It is understood to support replacing the Lords with an upper house of nations and regions. It's a very similar battle now." Would he welcome back big Labour beasts of the past? Elsewhere in his interview, Sir Keir told the BBC he had some concerns over a bill passed in Scotland, which would make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. "The reason I want to reform the health service is because I want to preserve it. If youve got internal bleeding and you just need a test, there ought to be a way that doesnt involve going to see a GP, he said. Meanwhile Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti warned that the 'draconian' Public Order Bill could treat all peaceful dissent as 'effectively terrorism'. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. He now says he sees why they wanted to back control in 2016, and he agrees with them. The Labour leader has spent much of the last few days promising how careful he would be with the public finances should he end up in No 10 after the next election. Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area? Frankly, the rejoiners, at least outside Scotland, will vote Labour anyway apart from in a few areas where it makes sense to vote Lib Dem. But and its a big but in capital letters we have got the highest taxation burden since the war, and the idea that theres much scope for tax increases is wrong, which is why weve put our focus on growing the economy.. Doubts were later raised about his commitment to the promise after he abandoned other elements of his leadership pitch. Boris Johnson made a number of controversial appointments, including his friend Evgeny Lebedev, who owns the Evening Standard. He criticises the broken asylum processing system, and underlines the need to make sure existing safe routes are working, particularly from Afghanistan. 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"We are growing the GP workforce, have a record number of doctors in training and we have recruited over 21,000 additional staff into general practice," the source said. He wants to gently push back at the idea Labour has not already set out any policies the biggest so far is a 28bn a year green investment commitment but admits the party needs to build on those they have already put forward. Of course Im keen to use whatever experience there is, he says. Aides have observed the US midterms. Starmer says 16 is too young to change legal gender, health service was in an "existential" crisis, earlier this month promised to cut waiting lists, Meanwhile, it is pushing forward with controversial legislation. Read about our approach to external linking. Rishi Sunak and Scottish Secretary Alister Jack are under pressure to block Royal Assent for the law. We very much hope that any individual with a serious amount of bleeding or blood loss seeks immediate medical attention, but as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer set out his vision to address the NHS crisis on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, he appeared to suggest its not something we need to see our GP about. Labour has already announced that Starmer backs banning MPs from carrying out paid consultancy work as a way of improving ethical standards. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy. He was Director of Public Prosecutions By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Well ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. If youve got back pain, youd want to sort physio, youd want it to be possible I think to self-refer. The comments below have not been moderated. Labour has already unveiled some of its proposals for the NHS if it took power at the next election, including funding more medical school places by scrapping the non-dom tax status and introducing a 10-year plan for reform. Sir Keir Starmer has promised to overhaul GP services if he gets into power, saying the NHS will "die" without drastic change. I resisted because I knew we could only do it if we got to this stage. But he does not like complacency, and at every shadow cabinet meeting says the party has to fight like it is five points behind in the polls, rather than 20 ahead. He also said he would "be ruthless with the bureaucratic nonsense", so, for example, people with back pain could refer themselves to a physio, or people needing tests could do them at home, rather than going through a GP. We look forward to see you at your next eventthanks for checking us out! 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In a meeting last week, Starmer told Labour peers that there was now strong support for reform of the Lords, both across party lines and among the public. Starmer told party peers on Wednesday that he regarded reforming the Lords as a critical part of his agenda aimed at promoting inclusive growth and restoring trust in politics. Sir Keir Starmer today admitted to having 'concerns' about a new Scottish law lowering the age at which teenagers can alter their legal gender.. The Labour leader revealed his plans in the Sunday Telegraph, including making family doctors direct employees of the NHS and allowing patients to self refer to specialists. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the NHS is a priority for his premiership and earlier this month promised to cut waiting lists. Do not sell or share my personal information. Hence, I think, Keir Starmers peculiar position on the subject, which he has reiterated, greatly to the disappointment of rejoiners everywhere. Fortunately, we dont have to, as it wasnt long before Twitter users ridiculed Sir Keirs remarks, with the words internal bleeding being a top trend on the platform. So is Keir Starmer a prime minister in waiting? The proposals will also set out much stronger devolved powers, as part of a review of Britains constitutional arrangements overseen by Gordon Brown, the former prime minister. Keir Starmer's Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Wednesday closed in a buoyant mood following a series of poll leads over the Tories. 'This degree of pre-emption will basically shut down what isn't even causing disruption at all because their definition will set such a low bar.'. He feels, having transformed Labour since the days of Jeremy Corbyn Writer Mollie Goodfellow retorted: Ahh yes, the internal bleeding test, just wiggle around your belly and see if you can hear sloshing.. Look, Ive always made the case against austerity, he says. Some Labour MPs are ideologically opposed to private-sector involvement in the health service. Sir Keir also said his party would double the number of graduating doctors and district nurses, increase training placements for nurses and midwives, and gradually turn family doctors into direct employees of the health service. Starmer, who is approaching three years as leader of the opposition, has big plans for this year. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}, Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in, Please refresh your browser to be logged in, Sunak rules out any new EU trade deal that undermines Brexit freedoms, Tory MP broke rules over 150,000 loan from Russian businessman. Reeves, however, has ruled out giving tax-raising powers to councils. Sir Keir Starmer has said 16 is too young for people to self-certify their gender without going through medical checks. Joining the single market might not, but it would trigger another huge row, and invite claims that Labour is trying to take Britain back into the EU by stealth, except the noise would be so loud there wouldnt be anything stealthy about it. Its obvious that gets attention, of course it does. By the time we hit that election we need the best campaigning team that the Labour party has ever seen, Starmer says. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings. Johnson has recently handed a peerage to Michael Hintze, a leading Tory donor, and previously awarded one to Lebedev. Is Labour ready for government? We simply cannot afford the divisions, the trauma, the uncertainty and the chaos. He could not have been clearer: There is no case for going back to the EU or going back into the single market. It comes after a series of rows over peerages. 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