Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has stated that there is no 'magic money tree' to provide extra funding for struggling councils, emphasizing that he cannot simply increase spending. Despite pledges to shift power away from Westminster and unlock previously pledged funds, Starmer maintains that councils will not receive additional cash for levelling-up plans. He acknowledges the damage to the economy and promises that councils will be better-funded under a Labour government in the future.
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he cannot “turn the taps on” to give cash-strapped councils more money after coming under pressure to explain how he would revive Boris Johnson’s “levelling up” agenda @singharj reports https://t.co/27lxT0s6Ns
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Labour "can't pretend that we can turn the taps on" to help struggling councils if he wins the next general election. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/fWoltqz2HQ
🗣️ Keir Starmer tells cash-strapped councils: ‘There is no magic money tree’ https://t.co/VCDiqmm1Fo
Starmer: “At END (my caps) of an incoming Lab govt, councils will b better-funded, more able to deliver their services than now” And help for councils? “what it means is NOT a lump sum cash injection” Lab talks about change election, and then: be patient about the change… https://t.co/atIC03k2qB
‘I can’t turn on the spending taps, there’s no magic money tree’. Also told me in our interview: “At the END (my caps) of an incoming Labour govt, councils will be better-funded, more sustainable, able to deliver their services than they are now.” And confirms when talking about… https://t.co/dh0CgLZjfm
Asked if @UKLabour would make more resources available to councils at risk of bankruptcy its first year in govt, if it wins the election, he tells me he can’t ‘waggle’ a magic money tree - But he does say councils would be better off at the end of a Labour term than now https://t.co/8GxxiaKrAb
No ‘magic money tree’ for councils, Starmer says despite levelling up pledge https://t.co/05OHhlUXyU
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has told councils they will not receive extra funding due to there being no 'magic money tree' [@thetimes]
Sir Keir Starmer has told councils that they will not be getting extra cash for his levelling-up plans because there is no “magic money tree” ⬇️ https://t.co/rMHtbUoGVQ
Starmer pledges to cause more harm to public infrastructure and people's lives. "I can’t pretend that we could turn the taps on, pretend the damage hasn’t been done to the economy – it has,”. “There’s no magic money tree that we can waggle the day after the election." .../2 https://t.co/rzkjFtCAts
“It’s pretty much Boris Johnson’s levelling up 2.0.” @PGMcNamara asks Sir Keir Starmer whether he’ll commit “real new money” to councils with his plans to shift power away from Westminster. The Labour leader says he will “unlock” money that has been pledged but not delivered. https://t.co/ZmXgom8t2H
Labour can't 'turn taps on' for struggling councils, Sir Keir Starmer warns at local election launch 🔗 https://t.co/did2o0u9UT
.@Keir_Starmer says the funding arrangement for no fault evictions can be changed to "reduce the strain on councils, so they have more cash." He adds "I can't turn on the spending taps" for the estimated amount of money that councils need https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺Sky 501 https://t.co/5aShYMXsSt
As Labour launch its local election campaign, @BBCNickRobinson asks Deputy Leader Angela Rayner how much additional funding the party is promising to 'level-up' the country. #R4Today https://t.co/B1s4y5EyM2
Interesting response from Keir Starmer @BethRigby q - asked whether he would commit to the £4bn councils need to close funding gap, he says there is 'scope' for different settlements - a more open answer than Rachel Reeves when she was asked https://t.co/RLQnJ8C8XY