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The newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, p. 31
London. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to contrast his new government with the previous one on Monday, saying the solution to the country’s problems was to work together and not continue to fuel social tensions.
He added that the riots that have shaken the nation showed the cracks in our society after 14 years of Conservative-led rule. The leader, who took office in July following a landslide election victory for the Labour Party, also saw hope in people who took to the streets in protest against the violence.
The riots not only show the disease; they also reveal the cure, which lies not in the cynical conflict of populism, but in unity.he said.
Starmer spoke in the Rose Garden of the official residence in Downing Street, in an effort to underline the differences between his government and that of his Conservative predecessors.
The garden was the scene of two incidents that angered voters during the Covid-19 pandemic. First, a senior adviser to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a news conference there as he tried to justify a trip to the countryside that breached lockdown. Later, Johnson and other officials hosted a party there, at a time when people were stuck at home.
Painful budget
Starmer warned that the upcoming October budget will be painful. He stated that Things are worse than we imagined due to a black hole of £22 billion in public finances.
Those who have The broadest shoulders will have to carry the heaviest load; we have no choicehe concluded.
