Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to further public spending under a Labour government amid growing calls from unions for him to back more of their policy priorities.
Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the Labour leader reaffirmed his defence of the party’s focus on economic responsibility.
He said: “What I would do if we were in power is I would be absolutely laser-focused on growing the economy with a plan for growing the economy, I would also be laser-focused on reforming our public services to make sure we take the weight off our public services.”…