2 May 2025, 16:48

By Aggie Chambré

There is one thing every political party agrees on this afternoon: the public wants change.

But what that change actually entails and how to get there is an area of deep division. Even within parties themselves.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this afternoon: “We promised change at the last election and we're getting on and delivering that change.” He pointed to waiting lists and interest rates coming down. But acknowledged the change needs to be delivered "further and faster."

But rather than pushing down on the accelerator, his own re-elected Mayor for Doncaster, Ros Jones, say it's a change of direction that's needed:

"I think they [the government] need to look again as putting up the cost of national insurance is hitting some of the smaller businesses and of course the PIP which many people are........

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