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Ed Miliband: Labour will build a better life for people Ed Miliband outlines £2.5bn funding boost 'to save NHS'
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Ed Miliband has said the election will be decided by who can "build a better life for working people". Ed Miliband has said Labour would recruit 36,000 doctors, nurses, midwives and care workers, paid for partly by a tax on tobacco firms.
The Labour leader said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health". The Labour leader told his party conference that the NHS would get a £2.5bn funding boost to "save and transform" the health service.
He is setting out a 10-year plan for the future in his conference speech. It would be paid for by a windfall tax on tobacco firms, a "mansion tax" and a crackdown on corporate tax avoidance.
The BBC understands he will announce an NHS spending boost in England, paid for by a tax on homes worth more than £2m. Labour's mission, he said, was to restore people's faith in the future.
In an address expected to last 80 minutes, Mr Miliband said Labour's task would be "to restore people faith in the future" by bringing the country together. In his last conference address before next year's election, the Labour leader is setting out a 10-year plan for the future in his conference speech.
Mr Miliband is expected to argue that Prime Minister David Cameron - who says he has a "long-term economic plan" for the country - has no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder. He said a future Labour government would provide for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more careworkers and 3,000 more midwives to help "save and transform" the NHS.
Aides say he will tackle the public's anger and disillusionment with politics head-on as he seeks to kick-start a "national mission". The £2.5bn "time to care" fund will be paid for:
He will say: "'Can anyone build a better future for the working people of Britain?' That is the general election question. He said the NHS was "sliding backwards" under David Cameron, who he said "was not fit" to be prime minister.
"We are going to transform the NHS for the future. That is what the next Labour government will do and we will do it together," he said, adding that the extra funds would improve GP access and better preventative care.
'Worst ever'
The Labour leader said David Cameron had no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder.
Mr Miliband said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health".
The Labour leader said David Cameron had no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder.
Deriding the coalition government as "not just mediocre but one of the worst ever", he said their time in office had brought people "five years of sacrifice but zero years of success".
Mr Miliband said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health".
He said: "Can anyone build a better future for the working people of Britain?' That is the general election question.
"So many people have lost faith in the future. I've met young people who should have the brightest of futures who tell me their generation is falling into a black hole. People in England who think all politics is rubbish."So many people have lost faith in the future. I've met young people who should have the brightest of futures who tell me their generation is falling into a black hole. People in England who think all politics is rubbish.
"People in Scotland who wanted to leave our country because they felt they had nothing left to lose."People in Scotland who wanted to leave our country because they felt they had nothing left to lose.
"Our task is to restore people's faith in the future. But the way to do it is not to break up our country. It is to break with the old way of doing things, break with the past.""Our task is to restore people's faith in the future. But the way to do it is not to break up our country. It is to break with the old way of doing things, break with the past."
National goalsNational goals
He will set out six national goals "not just for one year or one term of office, but a plan for the next 10 years: Britain 2025". He set out six national goals "not just for one year or one term of office, but a plan for the next 10 years: Britain 2025".
Among the six goals are plans to boost the take-up of apprenticeships until they match the numbers going to university.Among the six goals are plans to boost the take-up of apprenticeships until they match the numbers going to university.
The Labour leader will also pledge to halve number of low-paid workers and to create a million new "green" technology jobs. The Labour leader also pledged to halve number of low-paid workers and to create a million new "green" technology jobs.
In another measure aimed at younger voters, he will vow to double the number of people getting on the property ladder by pledging to be build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020. He said Labour wanted to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote. In another measure aimed at younger voters, he vowed to double the number of people getting on the property ladder by pledging to be build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020.
He will also pledge to "transform" the way the NHS works, with improved GP access and better preventative care.
Analysis by health correspondent Nick TriggleAnalysis by health correspondent Nick Triggle
It should come as no surprise that Labour looks like it is planning to make NHS spending a key part of the election battleground.It should come as no surprise that Labour looks like it is planning to make NHS spending a key part of the election battleground.
In the lead up to the 2010 election, the Conservatives made big play of its plans for health.In the lead up to the 2010 election, the Conservatives made big play of its plans for health.
Posters of David Cameron promising to "cut the deficit, not the NHS" were put up across the country. The commitment was not matched by Labour and they found themselves on the back foot.Posters of David Cameron promising to "cut the deficit, not the NHS" were put up across the country. The commitment was not matched by Labour and they found themselves on the back foot.
In government, the Conservatives kept to their promise - but only just.In government, the Conservatives kept to their promise - but only just.
During this parliament, the budget has increased by about 0.1% a year in England in real terms - and there is some debate about whether that rise actually ever reached the frontline.During this parliament, the budget has increased by about 0.1% a year in England in real terms - and there is some debate about whether that rise actually ever reached the frontline.
But that is a long way short of the rises the health service has traditionally got. Since it was created in 1948, the average increase has been more than 4% a year. Expect pledges on NHS spending from any of the parties to be meticulously poured over.But that is a long way short of the rises the health service has traditionally got. Since it was created in 1948, the average increase has been more than 4% a year. Expect pledges on NHS spending from any of the parties to be meticulously poured over.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said in his speech to conference on Monday that Labour would not borrow money to fund spending commitments.Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said in his speech to conference on Monday that Labour would not borrow money to fund spending commitments.
Mr Miliband is expected to outline money-saving measures to show he can build a "world-class country" with no extra money. In his speech Mr Miliband is expected to say: "For Labour, this election is about you. You have made the sacrifices. You have taken home lower wages year after year. You have paid higher taxes. You have seen your energy bills rise. You have seen your NHS decline. You know this country doesn't work for you.
Labour's plan will ensure the recovery works for working people not just a few at the top, he will tell delegates.
He will say: "For Labour, this election is about you. You have made the sacrifices. You have taken home lower wages year after year. You have paid higher taxes. You have seen your energy bills rise. You have seen your NHS decline. You know this country doesn't work for you.
"We can build that better future for you and your family, wherever you live in the United Kingdom, and this speech is about Labour's plan to do it: Labour's plan for Britain's future.""We can build that better future for you and your family, wherever you live in the United Kingdom, and this speech is about Labour's plan to do it: Labour's plan for Britain's future."
The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said some Labour activists wanted their leader to go "all guns blazing" and show more passion than in previous conference speeches - citing Gordon Brown's emotional defence of the UK during the Scottish referendum campaign.The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said some Labour activists wanted their leader to go "all guns blazing" and show more passion than in previous conference speeches - citing Gordon Brown's emotional defence of the UK during the Scottish referendum campaign.
'Speculation' Commenting after some details of Mr Miliband's speech emerged earlier on Tuesday, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: "Ed Miliband forgets that he was at the heart of a Labour government which had three terms, 13 years - and left Britain on its knees at the end of it."
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna declined to comment on reports in the Guardian and the Times that Labour was planning a one-off tax on the profits of tobacco companies, saying he was "not aware" of any plans for a windfall tax of any sort.
He rejected claims that talk of 10-year goals was too vague, saying the lesson of the Scottish referendum was that politicians had to inspire people and to help them "own the future".
He also said Labour would issue a pledge card listing "clear commitments" ahead of the next election - a tactic it used in the run-up to its 1997 landslide victory.
Commenting after some details of Mr Miliband's speech emerged, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: "Ed Miliband forgets that he was at the heart of a Labour government which had three terms, 13 years - and left Britain on its knees at the end of it."
"A vote for Labour is a vote to put the recovery at risk, jobs at risk and the long-term future of our country at risk," he added."A vote for Labour is a vote to put the recovery at risk, jobs at risk and the long-term future of our country at risk," he added.
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