It’s Labour’s turn to take centre stage today as Keir Starmer attempts to seize the agenda with the launch of his party’s constitutional review. The report – A New Britain – is written by Gordon Brown and has been over two years in the making, with the former prime minister set to present it alongside the Labour leader in Leeds later this morning. Given the party currently enjoys a 20-point lead over the Tories, it’s safe to say the plans will receive plenty of attention and scrutiny.
The general thrust of the 155-page report is devolving power, with Labour aides keen to pitch it as what would amount to the biggest transfer of power outside of Westminster to date. Many of the headline measures have already been floated or announced – they include banning second jobs for MPs, new local powers for transport and housing and abolition of the House of Lords.
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