Next five years among most dangerous Britain has ever known, Rishi Sunak to warn in major speech
THE next five years will be among the most dangerous Britain has known, Rishi Sunak will warn tomorrow — insisting he is the man to lead the country to safety.
The PM will argue the UK is at a crossroads, faced with an unprecedented onslaught of threats from tyrants Vladimir Putin in Russia, Xi Jinping in China, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran.
In a major London speech, Mr Sunak will declare that “almost every aspect of our lives is going to change”.
He will say: “I feel a profound sense of urgency — because more will change in the next five years than in the last 30.
“I’m convinced that the next few years will be some of the most dangerous our country has ever known.”
But he will insist: “I have bold ideas that can change our society for the better.”
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Mr Sunak will make his pitch as national saviour in an attempt to shrug off this month’s local election thrashing for the struggling Conservatives.
As well as threats from foreign powers, he will point to a rise in global migration and sectarian groups trying to undermine British values as major challenges ahead.
Rebuilding national confidence and pride will be listed as key to prosperity and security — as well as a pledge to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
And he will say: “At heart, we’re a nation of optimists.
“We’re not blind to the challenges or threats we face.
“We just have an innate belief that whatever they are, we can overcome them as we have done so many times in our history.”
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer will hold talks with Labour’s expanded band of elected mayors to develop what he calls a gold standard for growing local economies.
Ahead of the meeting, he said: “My Labour government would rebuild our economy hand in hand with local leaders.
“That’s why boosting growth across every region will be top of the agenda for our devolution plans.
“We’ll turbocharge growth across our towns, cities and regions.”
