Sir Keir Starmer has denied he is scaling back Labour's ambitions as he launched the party's doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election.The Labour leader unveiled a pledge card with six "first steps" his party would take if it were to win power as he spoke at a campaign event in Essex.The steps include measures to invest in the NHS, education and policing, to set up a new national energy company and an elite border force, and to promote economic stability.

Sir Keir Starmer has denied he is scaling back Labour's ambitions as he launched the party's doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election.The Labour leader unveiled a pledge card with six "first steps" his party would take if it were to win power as he spoke at a campaign event in Essex.The steps include measures to invest in the NHS, education and policing, to set up a new national energy company and an elite border force, and to promote economic stability.