UK's Starmer hints at higher taxes to overhaul Britain

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

© APA | Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

# 27 August 2024 14:54 (UTC +04:00)

UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would likely need to impose "painful" higher taxes on the wealthy as part of his plan to overhaul Britain and rid it of the rot he said had set in during 14 years of Conservative rule, APA reports citing Reuters.

Starmer, whose Labour Party won a landslide election victory in July, has vowed to rebuild the fabric of British society, saying this month's anti-migrant riots reflected divisions that have taken hold, stoked by the Conservatives' preference for populism over problem solving.

But he used a speech in the Rose Garden of his Downing Street office to warn that any change would take time.

He said he was willing to take unpopular decisions, including saying those with the broadest shoulders should be expected to carry the heaviest burden in the Oct. 30 budget -- short-term pain for long-term good.

"We have inherited not just an economic black hole but a societal black hole and that is why we have to take action and do things differently. Part of that is being honest with people about the choices we face and how tough this will be," he said.

"Frankly, things will get worse before we get better."

Addressing an audience of people he met during this year's election campaign such as apprentices, teachers, nurses and small business owners, Starmer said he was determined to rebuild trust in government and fix the foundations of the country.

The Rose Garden last made headlines in Britain after it was used by former prime minister Boris Johnson and his staff to hold parties during COVID lockdowns, events that Starmer said had shattered the trust between the public and its politicians.

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