Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out six major targets today in a speech that’s been dubbed an emergency reset.

Labour’s plans were unveiled at an event in a film studio in Bunkinghamshire as Starmer attempted to claw back the support of his country.

Starmer said: “Hard-working Brits are going out grafting every day but are getting short shrift from a politics that should serve them.

“They reasonably want a stable economy; their country to be safe; their borders secure; more cash in their pocket; safer streets in their town; opportunities for their children; secure British energy in their home; and an NHS that is there when they need it. My mission-led government will deliver.”

But Starmer will be criticised by the green lobby for watering down his eco pledges.

The document accompanying the speech said the UK will be “on track to at least 95 per cent green power by 2030, down from the 100 per cent figure in the manifesto.

Downing Street insists the attempt to refocus Starmer’s premiership is not a “reset”, despite his polling plummeting dramatically.

A key target outlined in Labour’s manifesto is carrying out 92% of routine operations and appointments within 18 weeks, a target that has not been achieved for over a decade. However, the prime minister will recommit to this promise, hoping to achieve it by March 2029.

The prime minister said he was detailing ambitious ‘milestones’ to achieve the six missions laid out in Labour’s manifesto.

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Sir Keir Starmer committed to “galvanising” his government by outlining in six clear promises which he aims to deliver by the next general election.

The speech saw the prime minister pledge to raise living standards, cut the NHS waiting lists, build 1.5 million new homes, improve pre-school education, set new targets for green energy and put more police on the beat in England and Wales.

His other pledge of building new homes by the end of his parliament has been met with criticism from experts who have suggested that it is unlikely. This week, think tank, Centre for Cities, new analysis shows that he will miss his housing target by “at least” 388,000 homes.

Another one of the six pledges Starmer is to announce is a guarantee that every neighbourhood will have a named, contactable police officer responsible for dealing with local issues.

That will amount to recruiting 13,000 new community police officers, which would bring the total police workforce to a level above its 2010 peak.