Starmer right to take on populists but must go further, says IPPR

Responding to Keir Starmer’s party conference speech, Harry Quilter-Pinner, executive director at IPPR, said:  

“Keir Starmer is correct to take the fight to the populist right and to tell an alternative story about what it means to be British, fighting for the politics of inclusion, not division. 

“Today, the PM set out the start of a big progressive vision. But progressives have much more to do, to show they can answer the big questions that voters are asking – whether raising working peoples’ incomes or building more cohesive communities.” 

ENDS 

Harry Quilter-Pinner and other IPPR experts are available for interview  

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• David Wastell, Director of News and Communications: 07921 403651 d.wastell@ippr.org  
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NOTES TO EDITORS 

• IPPR has contributed many reports and briefings that have informed government thinking, many through its Decade of National Renewal programme. Key publications include:
  • https://www.ippr.org/articles/facing-the-future-progressives-changing-world
  • https://www.ippr.org/articles/insurgent-government
  • https://www.ippr.org/articles/places-to-come-together
  • https://www.ippr.org/articles/how-to-build-a-decade-of-national-renewal
  • https://www.ippr.org/articles/manufacturing-matters
• IPPR is the UK’s most influential think tank, with alumni in Downing Street, the cabinet and parliament. We are the ideas factory behind many of the current government’s flagship policies, including changes to fiscal rules, the creation of a National Wealth Fund, GB Energy, devolution, and reforms to the NHS. IPPR is an independent charity which has seconded staff to government departments including DHSC and DESNZ to support ministers on crucial policies such as the 10-year health plan and the industrial strategy: www.ippr.org