alex, tell us more about what sir keir starmer had to say and how much of a shift in labour party policy is this? ,., ., ., ., this? good morning from the cbi conference- this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir keir this? good morning from the cbi conference. sir keir starmer - conference. sir keir starmer finished speaking about 20 minutes orso finished speaking about 20 minutes or so ago, a speech and then questions from the audience, and he was unashamedly trying to draw a line between him and his predecessor as labour party leader, jeremy corbyn. he said the labour party is changed. he said the labour party was now pro business and on this point of emigration he was pretty clear. he said he wanted british businesses to wean themselves off immigration and wylie said he would be pragmatic about bringing in workers where there are shortages, that would come with conditions for business about investing in skills, investing i
business community in recent years. he talked about being a party of pro business, he talks about profits, saying he respected the idea of profit and what it does for jobs, growth and taxpayers. the main part of keir starmer s speech that was briefed quite a bit in advance to the media was what he had to say about immigration, he talks about the economy having to get over the idea of relying on cheap immigration dependence, the idea, as some would see it, having been in recent years when the uk was part of the european union and the free movement that came with that, he talks about the points based system he wants to have wear as a business he would be able to bring in skilled workers and occupations on shortage lists but he also said there would be a price that business would be expected to pay in terms of spelling out exactly what they were doing to train people, exactly what they were doing
to invest in new technologies. quite interesting, keir starmer covered similar traditional labour granted the speech to the business community, talking about the idea of investing in the health services, mental health services, childcare and selling at that as an idea to help with productivity, so perhaps a more traditional labour ground but trying to spell out to the business community why it is in their interest to see him as prime minister because ultimately he believes that would help with productivity. i think we are seeing a confidence from the labour leader talking to the business community, believing he is now in a position to win over that community and the conservatives look at that with some nervousness, might realise it was traditionally perhaps a room they would have more prospects of winning over but saying there is perhaps a fight going on to get the ceos in the room backing their political
be our first priority. if that means there are things, good labour things which we can t do as quickly as we would like, as i say, that as a consequence of that security, but i will not give up on growth, that is why i had said what i had said about the investments we need, the approach needed for skills and getting people back into innovation. do we need to restore security? yes, we do. do i accept that it is not good enough for me to simply say they made the mess, we don t have to be responsible about clearing it up? we will be responsible. clear fiscal rules. do i accept there are good labour things that as an incoming government we will not be able to do as quickly as we would like? i accept that. i will not set it out now but that is the conversation we want over the coming months going into the general election. thank you, aubrey. into the general election. thank you. aubrey- you, aubrey. studio: sir keir starmer taking
party. in the room backing their political .a , ., the room backing their political party. in terms of the language, state investment which - party. in terms of the language, state investment which we - party. in terms of the language, | state investment which we would associate with labour bid keir starmer stressing private investment, the pro business side of the party, a personal conviction for him. when it comes to energy, for example, he mentions again the great british energy, a state owned company, he also talked about a sovereign wealth fund. how will that go down with business? go down with business? these are certainly areas go down with business? these are certainly areas where go down with business? these are certainly areas where keir - go down with business? these are j certainly areas where keir starmer is made two untraditional labour grounds with the idea of the state stepping into areas where we have become used to the private sector dominating. energy is parti