SIR Keir Starmer will tomorrow warn that it will take him a decade to rebuild Britain from the “rubble and ruin” he inherited.
In his first major speech since winning power, the PM will liken his challenge to the communities who cleaned up following the recent riots.
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He will say: “I feel real pride in the people who cleaned up the streets – rebuilt walls, repaired the damage.
“I thought about the obvious parallels. Because imagine the pride we will feel as a nation when after the hard work of clearing up the mess is done, we have a country that we have built together. Built to last.”
The PM will also blast the “mindless thugs” for wreaking havoc on Britain’s streets.
Laying out an intray from hell, Sir Keir will level with Brits that “things will get worse before they get better”.
But he was accused of trying to con the public over the state of his government inheritance.
Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly blasted Sir Keir for drastically overplaying how dire the Tory legacy was.
He said: “Labour were elected on false promises. We knew they didn’t mean it when they said they wouldn’t raise taxes.
“Starmer and Reeves were trying to con people during the campaign and they are trying to con us now about the inheritance we left them.
“A growing economy and low inflation are being used to pay their union paymasters at the expense of pensioners and working people. This is a betrayal of the British people.”
Fellow Tory leadership hopeful Dame Priti Patel said: “This nasty Labour Government have taken the winter fuel payment from pensioners and are taxing families and businesses more. They can’t hide their deceitful practices from the British people.
“The British people know what bad inheritance looks like. In 2010, the Conservatives inherited an economy where the former Chief Secretary to The Treasury said ‘there’s no money left’.”
