Starmer Vows to Break ‘Class Ceiling’ in UK Workplaces
- Opposition leader points to ‘snobbery’ holding people back
- One of five ‘missions’ as he gears Labour up to take power
This article is for subscribers only.
UK opposition leader Keir Starmer vowed to break the “class ceiling” stopping people from poorer backgrounds progressing in education and at work, promising speaking lessons in state schools to boost life chances.
Communication skills are essential to “remove barriers to opportunity and break the pernicious link between where you start in life and where you finish,” the Labour Party leader told BBC Radio 4 on Thursday. “Far too many children and young people are limited by the earnings of their parents rather than their own potential and talent.”