Sir Tony Blair has set out a “10-point plan” for the future of government in a new essay critical of Sir Keir Starmer’s beleaguered administration.
The former prime minister emphasised the impact of AI on society and urged action to be taken on it, as well as calling for ministers to slash welfare, clamp down on migration and reform the NHS.
In a major intervention, Labour’s most successful former leader and prime minister warned that Labour is “playing with fire” and risks doing long-term damage to both the party and the country unless the government undergoes a fundamental reset.
Sir Tony urged the party to return to its “radical centre” and warned that the country was in a “mess” because the party had failed to put policy first and politics last.
He said reversing this was key to winning a second term in government, saying it needs a clear plan to put things right if it is to save the country from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
The more than 5,000 word essay ended with a 10-point plan to return to this “radical centre”, arguing this agenda “starts from the proposition that governing in the age of AI will be the principal challenge and opportunity”, as well as being the “route to economic prosperity and social justice”.
Here is Sir Tony's 10 point-plan, summarised:
