PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES TO REBUILD BRITAIN – Keir Starmer says change will take time

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the country with his electoral majority, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife.

The Prime Minister acknowledged the scale of the challenge after his party’s landslide victory in a parliamentary election ended 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government.

He warned that any improvements would take time, and he would need first to rebuild faith in politics.

“This lack of trust can only be healed by actions, not words. I know that,” he said.

“Whether you voted Labour or not, in fact, 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.”

Huge cheers greeted Starmer and took time before making his speech to shake hands with and hug aides and well-wishers who lined Downing Street – scenes that were reminiscent of Labour predecessor Tony Blair’s arrival in government in 1997.