Britain’s Labour Party has launched its manifesto.

It said on Thursday that it would be “pro-business” and prioritise “wealth creation”.

Among the party’s flagship pledges is the creation of a new publicly owned energy company, a ban on awarding new North Sea oil and gas licences, and reducing medical wait times. 

UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Mike Hosking that it’s quite different from the manifesto they ran on a few years ago under Jeremy Corbyn.

He said that Starmer is very much saying that his party is the party for change, but he is for stability, and in his own words, there were no “rabbits out of the hat”.

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Britain’s Labour Party has launched its manifesto. 
It said on Thursday that it would be “pro-business” and prioritise “wealth creation”. 
Among the party’s flagship pledges is the creation of a new publicly owned energy company, a ban on awarding new North Sea oil and gas licences, and reducing medical wait times.  
UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Mike Hosking that it’s quite different from the manifesto they ran on a few years ago under Jeremy Corbyn. 
He said that Starmer is very much saying that his party is the party for change, but he is for stability, and in his own words, there were no “rabbits out of the hat”. 
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Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the Labour Party announcing their manifesto

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