12 Westminster & Devolved Parties · Verified First-Person Leader Statements
Sir Keir Starmer / Andy Burnham
Governing party at Westminster (404 MPs including Labour Co-op)
Cost of living & poverty
That's our mission, nothing is going to hold us back.
Energy & household bills
Because of the action we've taken, bills are coming down by up to £100 next month.
Kemi Badenoch
His Majesty's Official Opposition at Westminster (118 MPs)
Economy & the Budget
The chancellor's cluelessness, I'm afraid, is damaging the economy now.
Welfare & taxation
He said 'every meeting I have with Labour MPs is about who we can tax so we can pay more benefits'.
Sir Ed Davey
Third-largest party in the House of Commons (71 MPs)
NHS, climate & rights
The kind of country we want to be is one where everyone's rights are protected and respected. Where we take care seriously, and fix our NHS. Where we tackle climate change and protect our natural environment.
Constitutional & electoral reform
So yes, our new Magna Carta would include proportional representation – giving everyone equal power and an equal voice in our democracy.
Nigel Farage
Westminster parliamentary group & Senedd Official Opposition
Elections & Parliament
I think there's every chance now of a general election happening in 2027 and we must be ready for that moment.
Governance & policy
No one cares more about the state of this country than I do.
Zack Polanski (Leader); Carla Denyer & Adrian Ramsay (Westminster MPs)
Represented by 5 Green MPs in the House of Commons
Climate & political vision
And I promise you, nothing will make you feel more inspired, more ready to get out there and more like we can turn our country around than joining the Green Party.
Parliamentary representation
I've decided that for the next few years, the best way I can serve the party and the country is to pour all of my skills, passion and energy into being the best MP I can be, in Parliament and in Bristol Central.
John Swinney (First Minister of Scotland); Stephen Flynn
Governing party in the Scottish Parliament; 8 Westminster MPs
Cost of living & child poverty
No one's opportunities should be determined by the circumstances they are born into, which is why this year's Programme for Government will prioritise measures focused on our single greatest priority of eradicating child poverty.
Families & early years
We already have a strong track record of improving the lives of children across Scotland, including through our game-changing Scottish Child Payment and expansion of early learning and childcare. This government's policies are estimated to keep 100,000 children out of relative poverty this year.
Rhun ap Iorwerth (First Minister of Wales); Liz Saville Roberts (Westminster Leader)
Governing party in Senedd Cymru; 4 Westminster MPs
Wales & governance
Where there is common ground, we will make every effort to find it.
Devolution & intergovernmental relations
I will endeavour in all I do, working constructively with the UK government, to get the best deal for Wales.
Gavin Robinson
Northern Ireland Executive party; 5 Westminster MPs
Community relations
At this moment, we acknowledge their sorrow and offer our sincere condolences.
Mary Lou McDonald (President); Michelle O'Neill (First Minister of Northern Ireland)
Largest Northern Ireland party at Stormont and Westminster (7 MPs, abstentionist)
Public finances & Stormont Executive
In many areas where we want to advance, the DUP want to halt progress but this is a scenario in which we all are obliged to find ways forward.
Party leadership & accountability
I lead a party with immense talent and immense potential, we don't always get it right. We clearly have lessons to learn.
Naomi Long
Cross-community party in the Northern Ireland Executive; 1 Westminster MP
Public services & Stormont
We don't have forever in this mandate, we've got to inject pace into this and we won't do that by taking each other on in the chamber week by week.
Claire Hanna
Official Opposition in the Northern Ireland Assembly; 2 Westminster MPs
Cross-community relations
We appreciate the potential clash around Remembrance, but they have plenty of elected representatives.
If we get rid of that asylum backlog and close the asylum hotels, I think that would reassure many communities.
And I promise you, nothing will make you feel more inspired, more ready to get out there and more like we can turn our country around than joining the Green Party.
At this moment, we acknowledge their sorrow and offer our sincere condolences.
So yes, our new Magna Carta would include proportional representation – giving everyone equal power and an equal voice in our democracy.
No one's opportunities should be determined by the circumstances they are born into, which is why this year's Programme for Government will prioritise measures focused on our single greatest priority of eradicating child poverty.
That's our mission, nothing is going to hold us back.
We appreciate the potential clash around Remembrance, but they have plenty of elected representatives.
Being here on day three of the new Labour government is a clear statement of intent about the importance of Northern Ireland to me and my government, about resetting relationships and moving forward in a respectful and collaborative way.
I will endeavour in all I do, working constructively with the UK government, to get the best deal for Wales.
The chancellor's cluelessness, I'm afraid, is damaging the economy now.
One of the things that makes us unique is that we are a firewall against Nigel Farage and Reform.
I think there's every chance now of a general election happening in 2027 and we must be ready for that moment.
We are all ships rising on a turquoise tide headed ever closer towards winning the next general election.
Because of the action we've taken, bills are coming down by up to £100 next month.
As MPs, we are fully committed to our crucial role: holding this government to account and championing the policies needed for a fairer, greener and more liveable future.
We already have a strong track record of improving the lives of children across Scotland, including through our game-changing Scottish Child Payment and expansion of early learning and childcare. This government's policies are estimated to keep 100,000 children out of relative poverty this year.
So if we want to protect the union politically, and electorally, we have to broaden our appeal.
No one cares more about the state of this country than I do.
My government has a mandate for change and stability here in Northern Ireland and a different way of doing politics.
The kind of country we want to be is one where everyone's rights are protected and respected. Where we take care seriously, and fix our NHS. Where we tackle climate change and protect our natural environment.
I've decided that for the next few years, the best way I can serve the party and the country is to pour all of my skills, passion and energy into being the best MP I can be, in Parliament and in Bristol Central.
I lead a party with immense talent and immense potential, we don't always get it right. We clearly have lessons to learn.
In many areas where we want to advance, the DUP want to halt progress but this is a scenario in which we all are obliged to find ways forward.
We don't have forever in this mandate, we've got to inject pace into this and we won't do that by taking each other on in the chamber week by week.
As we make this journey to independence, I believe that we need our strongest voices within Holyrood all pulling in the same direction. I believe that I can contribute as part of that process.
Where there is common ground, we will make every effort to find it.
He said 'every meeting I have with Labour MPs is about who we can tax so we can pay more benefits'.
Our job is to show people in Wales there is a genuine alternative in Plaid Cymru.
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