Keir Starmer promises ‘take back control’ bill as Labour embraces Brexit slogan

Labour leader vows to turn Vote Leave message ‘from slogan into solution’

Sir Keir Starmer has promised that a “take back control” bill aimed at devolving power out of Westminster will be the centrepiece of a Labour government’s first King’s Speech.

In his new year address in Stratford, east London, the Labour leader said he would “embrace” the message used by Boris Johnson and the Leave campaign during the Brexit referendum in 2016.

“The control people want is control of their lives and their communities,” Sir Keir said. “So we will embrace the ‘take back control’ message – but we will turn it from a slogan into a solution, from a catchphrase into change.”