here in the uk, campaigning is continuing in the run up to the general election on ajuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. the conservatives are focusing on health policies for england today. they say they ll build or modernise 250 more gp surgeries, open more local diagnostic centres and expand treatments offered by pharmacies to cover conditions such as acne and chest infections. the scottish national party will launch their general election campaign today in glasgow. the leader, john swinney, will say that a vote for the snp is a vote to put scotland s interests first, and that independence would offer a better future. earlier, laura kuenssberg on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his par
on her sunday show interviewed green party co leader, adrian ramsay, and began by asking him about his party s plans for the the economy. well, we have got a strong message about the sort of economy we want to see. we want to see investment in a transition to a greener economy, which will have all sorts ofjob opportunities in things like renewable energy, public transport, producing more of our food locally, insulating our homes in ways that bring people pass bills down and keep people s homes warm up. we want a farfairer economy as keep people s homes warm up. we want a far fairer economy as well and we are the only party being honest in this election that if we are going to tackle the crisis in our nhs, the dental desert that we have, the fact that hospitals have patients in the corridors and people can get the procedure is that they want and need done we are going to have to ask the very richest in society, the multimillionaires, the billionaires, to pay modestly more in tax in a wa
health service. and so we want to have a fairer society and we are talking about the type of economy that we want to see. but talking about the type of economy that we want to see. that we want to see. but the important that we want to see. but the important distinction - that we want to see. but the important distinction behind | that we want to see. but the i important distinction behind all that we want to see. but the - important distinction behind all of thatis important distinction behind all of that is that you don t believe, as the others do, that the economy should just keep growing, it should always be bigger. that is a very important principle for you, isn t it? , . , ., ., it? the principle that for the greens is it? the principle that for the greens is that it? the principle that for the greens is that just it? the principle that for the greens is thatjust using - it? the principle that for the | greens is thatjust using gdp it? the principle that for the - greens
amount of cynicism from the public that they think that the country is facing some really serious issues when it comes to things like the economy, nhs waiting lists. some peoplejust economy, nhs waiting lists. some people just aren t so sure that politicians can fix it. but there is a very anti conservative mood. the conservatives have been in month 1a years. what the polls tell us is that they are blaming the conservatives for that. i think you can say that keir starmer, voters do tend to tune in more during the general election campaign, we are only one week in. you can save keir starmer has a way to go in terms of telling the public who he is but at the same time that is not really affecting what is going on in the polls. affecting what is going on in the olls. ., y , . polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talkin: polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about the polls. 0k, sonia they re very much talking about the polls, poll