Keir Starmer trolled the Tories this morning by pledging to bring in a “Take Back Control Act” if he becomes prime minister.
The Labour leader turned the famous Brexit slogan against the Conservative Party in his first major speech of 2023.
He said the new law would see sweeping new powers transferred from Westminster to the UK’s nations and regions.
“The control people want is control over their lives and their communities,” Starmer told an audience in east London.
“So we will embrace the ‘take back control message’ but we’ll turn it from a slogan to a solution, from a catchphrase into change.”
The Labour leader pledged to spread control out of Westminster by devolving new powers over everything from employment support and transport to energy, climate change and housing.
“All this will be in a new ‘Take Back Control Bill’ a centrepiece of our first King’s speech,” Starmer added.
He is a passionate advocate of devolution — delegation of power outside of Westminster — as the best alternative to independence in Scotland.
