Labour urged to revive Sure Start label to win back Reform voters

<p>Commission says new Best Start project should be called Sure Start to rebuild trust in austerity damaged areas</p><p></p><p>The government should greatly expand family centres under the Sure Start brand to help win back Reform voters in former Labour heartlands, a commission backed by Labour politicians has said.</p><p>Hilary Armstrong, the Labour peer and former cabinet minister, was among those pressing for a fuller reintroduction of family centres under the Sure Start label, saying it would help to rebuild trust in neighbourhoods damaged by austerity.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/01/labour-urged-to-revive-sure-start-label-to-win-back-reform-voters">Continue reading...</a>