New PM says government ‘will fight, every day, until you believe again’ and give security to working-class families
Keir Starmer entered Downing Street as Labour prime minister with a promise to use his historic election victory to rebuild Britain “brick by brick” and provide security for millions of working-class families.
However, an election campaign marked by voter apathy and more general disillusionment with the political system was reflected in turnout, which was estimated to stand at about 60%, the lowest since 2001 and down from 67% at the last general election.In a sign of the significant work Labour must do to fulfil Starmer’s pledge to unite the country, the party lost four seats to pro-Gaza independent candidates and was run close in several others.
“Whether you voted Labour or not, especially if you did not, I say to you directly, my government will serve you. Politics can be a force for good. We will show that. We changed the Labour party, returned it to service and that is how we will govern.” In apparent reference to the dramas and scandals of the Johnson, Truss and Sunak eras, Starmer also said Labour would “tread more lightly on your lives” after an “era of noisy performance”.
He congratulated Starmer on Labour’s resounding victory, saying that “whatever our disagreements in this campaign he is a decent, public-spirited man who I respect”.Sunak said he would step down as Tory leader once the arrangements for selecting his successor were in place.
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