Starmer: Tories have ‘left nation in worse state’ and ‘don’t should be in authorities’
Sir Keir Starmer is talking at a victory rally within the East Midlands, alongside Claire Ward, who gained the mayoralty there yesterday.
Ms Ward opens the rally by thanking Labour activists within the area for the work “not simply to safe our mayoral victory right here within the East Midlands, however to safe Labour right here within the East Midlands, proper throughout all of our seats”.
She says the intention is to deliver “energy and taking funding from Westminster” to the area to “select our personal priorities”.
The brand new mayor introduces Sir Keir, who hails the “unbelievable” and “actually necessary victory”.
“You fought for this with a really, very constructive marketing campaign,” he tells the gathered activists.
“You have been rewarded with the belief and confidence of the voters within the East Midlands – a extremely, actually necessary space for us.”
The Labour chief declares that the win will enter the “historical past books”, saying it is going to be remembered as “the day you have been in a position to persuade folks that we’re a modified Labour Occasion with a constructive plan to take to the nation, they usually can safely put their vote in opposition to the Labour cross”.
Sir Keir repeats what he mentioned yesterday, that the native elections outcomes are a message to the federal government that the general public is “fed up along with your division, along with your chaos, along with your failure”.
He declares: “I am sorry. I do not care which political get together you assist – should you go away your nation in a worse state than once you discovered it 14 years later, you don’t should be in authorities for a second longer.”
Right now, he says, is the “starting of the turning of the web page” forward of the final election, and provides that there’s “plenty of work to do”.