The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, promised on Wednesday that he will solve the country’s economic problems, put an end to the health system crisis and tackle illegal migration across the English Channel in a speech in which he also asked to be judged as head of the British Executive, precisely because of his ability to fulfill these promises.
«I want to make five promises today, five promises that will give peace of mind. On them we will build a better future for our children and grandchildren. First, we will halve inflation this year to reduce people’s cost of living and give them financial security. Second, we will grow our economy and create good-paying jobs,» he said.
Thus, he has indicated that his intention is to «bring down the country’s debt to guarantee the future of public services». «Fourthly, we will reduce waiting lists in the healthcare system so that people receive healthcare more quickly and, fifthly, we will pass laws to stop the arrival of boats with migrants on board to ensure that you are detained and deported if you try to come to this country illegally,» he stressed.
Sunak has expressed that «these are the priorities of the people» and has reduced his government to «demonstrate whether we can deliver on these promises or not». «There are no tricks, there is no ambiguity, we do it or we don’t do it. We rebuild trust in politics through action or we do nothing at all. That’s why I ask people to judge me by results,» he insisted.
For the British head of government it is important to get people’s «hard work recognized». «If you play by the rules and work hard you will be rewarded. As soon as we can, the government will reduce taxes for the working class,» he added.
In this sense, he has stressed that it is necessary to «change mentality» and has admitted that «no government and no prime minister has been able to change the country at will». «To be honest, changes require sacrifice and hard work», he pointed out before affirming that «changes are hard and take time».
He also said that «people accept that the challenges have been caused, to a large extent, by the coronavirus and the war in Ukraine», but stressed that «it is not an excuse». «We have to address the problems, not just talk about them,» he said.
On the situation in the healthcare system, whose nursing staff began the first ever staff strike last month, he has indicated that it is «urgent to act» in the face of the pressure exerted on the National Health System.
However, he has stressed that he «greatly values» the healthcare system workers and seeks a reasonable conversation «about what is best for the country.» «Over the next few days we will address the next steps to be taken,» he said.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
