Keir Starmer's PM speech analysed | LBC

James O'Brien gives his immediate reaction to Sir Keir Starmer's first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Standing outside 10 Downing Street, the Labour leader spoke to the nation for the first time after his party secured 412 of the 650 seats on offer in the House of Commons.
Outgoing PM Rishi Sunak paid tribute to Starmer, calling him a 'decent man' as he stood in the same spot just an hour earlier.
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[@johannesnicolaas]

Dear Brits, my compliments. I am glued to the TV. So hoping for a change for your great nation. And James, thank you so much for your honest comments. Keep on doing that. Love from Holland to you all.

[@Silver-st2zq]

👍

[@keithbrandon3660]

Hope all you want it aint gonna happen.

[@SarahTheNearlyInSP]

Thank you @johannesnicolaas that comment almost made me cry... tears of utter, uncontrollable joy. As a Green I am almost sobbing. I couldn't be happier!! 🎉💚💚💚💚

[@ianfraser6161]

Thank you, Johnannes🎉

[@LeafHuntress]

@@SarahTheNearlyInSP Congratulations on the 4 seats, from the Netherlands.

[@AbsurdRaccoon]

My whole adult life I have watched the Conservatives destroy my national pride and break down the public services for their personal gain. My wife and I have struggled with major mental health issues which were fuelled by the greed and injustice in this modern world. Today I saw some hope and it really has given us some strength back. There is a chance we can look to stay in this once great country instead of trying to move abroad and deal with different problems. I really hope Labour can deliver and bring us all together instead of dividing us. I can understand peoples desperation to scream and shout that Reform is the solution but that's just more division and we will be in the same boat all over again. Hope is a wonderful thing.

[@DougieL]

And they or Reform might get in at the next election, with Farage at the helm. Watch the pile on from Farage, powered by the mainstream commercial media. I hope not but we will see...

[@Edward-cv2gw]

All in the same boat is apt. Coming from Calais soon.

[@jaywalksabout]

Beautiful words, just made me cry. I feel some hope again and feel like we're taking steps back towards decency.

[@Edward-cv2gw]

@jaywalksabout you wouldn't even know what decency means,mutilating children for the sake of dogma is part of your definition of decency.

[@emanuel1940]

I also woke up today and felt something I havent felt in nearly a decade. Hope.

[@wildernessuk]

Finally. It's not hard. MPs are public servants and they should be there for us. The last 14 years none of them got that.

[@Dragonsitter]

I cried too. It was so important and he didn’t let us down. The speech of a masterful man at ease with himself and ready to serve us. I have hope

[@indiechoices]

I can't wait to be bored by politics again.

[@emanuel1940]

@@indiechoices Why does it need to be exciting? We've had a soap opera in parliament for the last 14 years. Dont care if its boring or not, as long as its competent.

[@Bhraonain]

​@@emanuel1940 I think that was exactly their point

[@JoshuaWalker-g4b]

@@emanuel1940not very bright, are you?

[@chrisalbertyn2981]

I don't think I've ever said this...but Sir Keir Starmer makes me proud to be British. That speech is what being British means to me. Be a 'servant Leader', and I will follow Sir.

[@jeanbuchanan1660]

Omg

[@sfdntk]

@@GGMC556cry about it

[@DeeDee-2]

The only thing is, he's said statements before, and then changed what he said when someone else asked him.🤣

[@will123134]

@@sfdntksounds like you’re in denial

[@ChemiiOneLegacy]

What has he done exactly? Please wait until something actually happens.

[@marleraudio]

This last 14 years should be remembered and never forgotten. Never let the torys in again. If we do we should be ashamed of ourselves. Here is to the future, one of hope and long may it reign.

[@lukeamato423]

Starmer is a far more intelligent and capable politician than the last ones

[@hotdognights1]

I have things living on a sponge behind my toilet that are more capable than the last ones.

[@lukeamato423]

@@hotdognights1 😆

[@LoneWulf278]

@@hotdognights1 😂😂

[@MalcolmMacKenzie-ou1mt]

@lukeamato423 Compared to war criminal Tony Blair I agree.

[@ricb7801]

Like beauty, intelligence is in the eye of the beholder.

[@djmartin5240]

Hopefully keir starts investigating the tories on corruption at the highezt lvl. Especially the ppe scandal and lets not forget the russian report. Lets see where bojo and farage are in the report.

[@Yourd4d]

I'm not sure keir can do that, it would be the parliamentary committee most likely. But he can certainly release the investigation findings once done.

[@Boghopper9999]

I think unless something is egregious (e.g. VIP fastlanes for PPE), it can be better for the country to let the small stuff go and focus your energy on renewal and making lots of lives better rather than a few lives worse

[@daveoliver5838]

Seems the Tories are his best friends, where would he be without Sunak ?

[@djmartin5240]

@daveoliver5838 politicians can't have best friends, as keir has shown in rhe past, keir speaks with fork tongue. And has many faces for everyone around him. Who does he truly represent, it ain't the working class in a working class created party. This is another establishments tool.

[@badda_boom8017]

Its just come to light who funded labour party. So dont count your chickens!!! I just looked into the db of gratuity and who donated. I cant believe what i saw!!!! Private health companies funding labour!!!!

[@alexharrison2743]

Listening to this, it finally hit me, the change in ideology that has come in, and I've started crying. Realising that maybe there are now people in charge who want to make people's lives better, and not their mates lives richer

[@m420-nd1if]

You talking about Sir Kid Starver mate?

[@DeeDee-2]

Over the years, whoever came into parliament, they all made their posh statements as they entered no 10, but overtime, things never always went as planned. Let's hope it does this time.

[@AKHill-gj2uy]

Labour's economic policies are the same supply side rich get richer policies the Tories have.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

@DeeDee-2 I seem to remember a nice lady who became Prime Minister a while back. She quoted lines from St Francis of Assissi. Something about bringing reconciliation where there is strife, and other lovely sentiments. It was a beautiful speech. What was her name, again ? Ah yes. Margaret Thatcher. All that peace and reconciliation she brought to the country.

[@Jack10016]

This is New Labour, not the Labour Party of 50 years ago mate

[@robfer5370]

I had a tear in my eye. We are ready for real change and that is what we will get with Starmer!

[@toshtosh9482]

I had a tear in my eye knowing he supports the Israeli regime without qualification and more support for the mass slaughter of Palestinians.

[@owendavies9141]

Hahahahahaha😂

[@AndymacUK]

Well done Keir Starmer - "Country First - Party Second"!

[@AKHill-gj2uy]

Country first? So he's going to pass PR and call a new election? Because a 211 majority on only 35% of the vote is very bad for the country, but great for the party.

[@keithparker1346]

Don't you mean DAVOS over Westminster

[@pip1723]

Public service not self service like the last government.

[@FallenPhoenix86]

@@AKHill-gj2uy Why was PR not an issue when it worked in the Tories favour? Exactly what can you do with a ~200 seat majority that you cannot already do with an ~80 seat majority?

[@AKHill-gj2uy]

@@FallenPhoenix86 What makes you think I wasn't saying the same thing about an 80 majority on 42% of the vote?

[@alundavies1016]

Starmer is quietly efficient. He has turned Labour round +200 seats after the Corbyn debacle. He has done it without painful populist fanfare. If he can run the country as efficiently, and turn around our fortunes with anything like that ability then he will have earned the win.

[@lenduckworth99]

...and he did it without getting into bed with the right wing media like Blair had to. I find that remarkable.

[@ln6593]

Actually more people voted for Corbyn in 2017 than Starmer.

[@victortugelbend812]

@@ln6593 That's a bit like saying that Sam Allardyce was the best England Manager because he won 100% of his games.

[@Cherrytune386]

​@@ln6593Starmer is now in a position to help the British people. Corbyn never achieved even that, for all his fanatical support, his lasting legacy was a massive majority for Boris Johnson.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Didn't the Sun start backing Starmer as of yesterday ? But that is probably neither here nor there. Starmer is ALREADY in bed with a whole string of US health care, pharmaceutical and defence companies, just itching for all that money to be made out if the UK.

[@ArodWinterbornSteed]

Well I broke out into solitary applause when I heard it 😂

[@MarkInOxford]

Fantastic speech. I feel inspired.

[@jamescole8771]

Labour has never cared about the poor, it chucked money anywhere it could to get votes, and now we have a population who believe it to be an entitlement as opposed to a means of support. Free market economy should be fair and people should be taught in school how to manage finances, home economics and how to buy houses, how to utilize credit, how to be responsible. Right now, wealthy foreigners have inflated the house prices, and taken advantage of every laxed rule, if there was regulations in place to protect the vulnerable and to protect the economy from exploitation making it difficult for everyone else, then our vulnerable wouldn't need so much help. It would have been very easy to support them. If you want strong borders, put international prestige and standing to a side, and do what's necessary.

[@housekarl5786]

......you are easily impressed !!

[@Silver-st2zq]

121 seats for the Tories is still sickly should have been far less after the shameless shambles of the last 14 years.

[@Yourd4d]

Unfortunately there are too many "oh the tories are bad but Labour are worse!" Voters or the "I liked boris he was a character" voters even tho bozo isn't even in Parliament. You can't make this up it's intellectual failure.

[@Martin-vr6bl]

That’s a failure on starmer and labour not to decimate the party completely. Labour got less votes than both elections under Corbyn and their share of the vote only increased by approximately 1-2% which came mostly in Scotland The conservative voters either chose not to turn up or just to vote for reform so when it gets round to the next election unless starmer implements real change that Tory party will walk right back into government

[@djmartin5240]

@Martin-vr6bl 100% correct. In Scotland the snp voters stayed at home.

[@johnrussell3961]

Those on the right are miserable . Labour , the libdems and the greens are happy.. What’s not to like?.

[@zoltan-zq3xe]

Europe is going to the hard right is Britain the last bastion of leftism? and if so how long will it last?

[@craigedwards7062]

I was thinking the same thing. I just find it strange how we are going left while the rest of the world is going to the right.

[@Light-lp8rn]

*All right wing people I know, and myself are happy* No way were things going to improve under the Tories, but at least there is a chance with Labour, and hopefully they will start nationalizing utilities and public transpiration. *And Reform are now the 3rd biggest party* and will likely start moving closer to being the second. And if Labrour do mess up, hope they don't, then centrist Labour voters I believe are more likely to go to Reform, I don't think they will go back to the Conservatives.

[@dannyquinn9128]

​@@Light-lp8rnReform are not the third biggest party, they got four seats.

[@superspecky4eyes]

​@@dannyquinn9128In terms of total number of votes they came third.

[@highdownmartin]

Rwanda scheme cancelled. After 6 pm. On Friday. Almost as if that was intentional?!

[@El_Paracleto]

Well done James, the vase has indeed landed...Let decency reign...

[@brianferguson7840]

LIZZ TRUSS, this election's "Portaloo" 🚽moment !!!🤣🤣

[@IMBlakeley]

There were so many JRM too, 10 cabinet ministers was it?

[@jaxcoss5790]

Great stuff!! 😂😂😂😂

[@lokischildren8714]

A speech by a statesmanship and a leader

[@Edward-cv2gw]

Big state more like

[@SA-oq5lz]

​@@Edward-cv2gw what's wrong with big state?

[@SA-oq5lz]

@@will123134 why?

[@SA-oq5lz]

@@will123134 I mean covid was a deadly virus and lockdowns were just a necessary evil to curb the spread of the virus. And progressive taxes work quite well when the money is allocated effectively - many European countries (like France and Denmark for instance), thanks to high taxes, have extremely high standards in education, solid social welfare programmes which provide a safety net for the most vulnerable people in society, and subsidies for lower income families....among many other things

[@SA-oq5lz]

@@will123134 but I guess in the UK our high taxes aren't great value for money since there's a lot of unnecessary bureaucracy involved with managing public services..and a lot of inefficiency in the system...but still, personally I dont have much of an issue with "BiG sTaTE😵‍💫" when the state actually knows what it's doing

[@emanuel1940]

Its actually refreshing to see a statesman looking PM in office again.

[@2009kronos]

I wish him the best and really hope he does not lose his integrity, humility and sincerity.

[@moomin3744]

Hope so too, but first he needs a personality.

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

@@moomin3744he really doesn’t he needs to do the job

[@kaz-vt6xn]

@@moomin3744not to be PM 🤦🏾‍♀️ priorities now

[@airingcupboard]

I liked the points about recognising where Sunak had come from. Struck a chord with me. Likewise, for Starmer's own journey. It was refreshing.

[@joso7228]

like the rain

[@joelturley4847]

A great day for the UK 🇬🇧

[@toshtosh9482]

A great day for UK , more like a great day for his handlers.

[@luckylimbo4816]

A great day for the globalists you mean 😂😂😂

[@martingesko5856]

What a relief! Decency and integrity were given a chance again.

[@sebastiengodin5470]

Labour run council tried to coverup the Rochdale grooming gangs, how is that decent?

[@AKHill-gj2uy]

A 211 majority on 35% of the vote - I find no integrity in that

[@ClaireGrady-s9g]

We now have a leader who wants to lead, not a clown, a spiv, or a downright liar. Keir seemed to speak to every one of us who are weary and gave us a little spark of hope.

[@Chocolate_teapot420]

I’m glad to see the Tories out. But Starmer did lie through his teeth when running for the labour leadership. Let’s not forget that.

[@davidbrennan8916]

As a Scotsman, this is the first time I’ve ever voted labour. Starmer seems like a genuinely decent person whose heart is in the right place. Hopefully he can deliver!

[@jasonw7992]

Just imagine things go well, what will the Daily Fail find to write about?

[@susannahhunt100]

How well The Barage of Farage hs done eech

[@tomvandersteen5880]

Don’t worry, they’ll make something up

[@Edward-cv2gw]

Go well according to whom though ? James O brien ?

[@cyeamaculture8486]

Measurable economic and social statistics perhaps?​@@Edward-cv2gw

[@joso7228]

the Mail's readers are on their zimmer frames now. Departing us soon.

[@niallrunswick938]

Sincerity goes a long way, now hopefully he can implement much needed economic, social and political change.

[@tussk.]

I am an SNP voter, so I was a little disappointed by the result, but I am glad that the tory nightmare is finally over. For now at least. Having said that, I remember the feeling of optimism when Blair took office, only to see it mercilessly dashed against the wall of personal ambition and hypocrisy when he dragged us into a war of adventure and petty revenge. I am still hopeful that Starmer will live up to his promises, but it is measured and mitigated by experience and low expectation. I hope he proves me wrong.

[@belindamay8063]

@tussk. Why do people demand so much from Labour - and accept so little from everybody else ?

[@tussk.]

@@belindamay8063 because they promise to be so much better, but rarely deliver. at least the tories are honest about what they intend to do for themselves.

[@keithparker1346]

What promises?

[@ryanr1701]

You’re an SNP voter, no one cares what you think of Keir Starmer. Labour just slaughtered you lot.

[@StrikedOut2011]

@@tussk. At least KS and Labour have been realistic in their manifesto to the point of being criticised it lacks real ambition. I get it, there cant be much left to work with after the decimation of the past 14 years.

[@julianlawrence-ball2279]

All I require from this Parliament is stability and honesty. Give me 5 years of that and I’ll be happy

[@jeanbuchanan1660]

You will not get it

[@J0MBi]

that's such a low bar though. I need to see some tangible improvement

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

@jeanbuchanan1660 😆😁 You're almost certainly right. I suppose the guy should be given a chance, but not TOO much. In any case, he kicked Corbyn out and has installed Lord Mandelson as a top advisor. That should say a lot.

[@MsTravelady]

You won’t get it.

[@allenheywood2430]

Anything, anything would be better than that tory shower, but hopefully Starmer will be a true leader.

[@ashleybishton742]

How can he lower mortgage rates. The bank of England sets monetary policy. If bank of England raises interest rates that means your mortgage will go up. It's not government policy to lower it I don't see how they can.

[@wannabeadrummer]

Definitely a concern, I wonder how this will be tackled?

[@markgraham1066]

I think the entire country needs to go on holiday

[@El_Paracleto]

Devon in th'early hours...Think it Lib Dem down theer, which is better than CONS...

[@mickrap6001]

Go on holiday for as long as you like, the rest of your life if you want! by by.🤣😂🤣

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​​​@@mickrap6001Are you aware that you are publicly exhibiting symptoms of anti-social behaviour? People who are happy being themselves don't feel the need to make others feel more worthless than they feel about themselves. I hope you find some internal peace for a better quality of life. Take care.

[@ukbarney1]

​@@daniellamcgee4251grow up the pair of you and be happy

[@User-t3t7d]

I think half the country has been on La La holiday since covid

[@MrBizteck]

Please please PLEASE 5 years of Boring politics 🙏🙏🙏

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

For over half my life the tories have ruined this country. Now I don’t think Labour will do a decent job at change but I am willing to give them a chance on repairing the damage done and accept that these changes won’t happen overnight

[@archvaldor]

Why is it you still don't understand they have the same policies? They don't want to change anything.

[@KeriAdow]

Thank you for being there

[@syleshwhycantileavethisbla802]

I thought his speech was pretty bland. I never thought I'd be so happy to hear a Prime Minister give a bland speech. Show's what 14 years of Conservative BS does to you when you finally get to hear someone being so...normal!

[@SteveBooth-yu6kr]

How do these comments sound after his condemnation of largely peaceful protestors following the unrest in the weeks following this?

[@nutbrown607]

Exactly what i wanted to hear from his first speech. Lets take the showbiz out of politics and get on with the job in hand, unobtrusively. Perfectly pitched.

[@garypriestley3886]

Here's hoping that he does not continue the catastrophic Tory policies that did so much damage to the population!

[@joso7228]

the Tories didn't have policies. They gave nothing - they just took

[@isabellesmith5253]

There is hope again at last

[@Fernweh1965]

Lots blame the Tories but remember England voted for them, multiple times, knowing what they were. England voted for Brexit knowing how much damage it would do to the UK. Sadly they will vote for them again, i guarantee it.

[@robbie9629]

With the 'first past the post' system we use in the UK, there are always more people did not vote for the Government than those who did.

[@joso7228]

it is concerning - but mostly caused by Media rabble-rousing. Hope we can move beyond that.

[@terrytopliss9506]

It’s been very enlightening to me being in your company over the last few years and I’m sure will continue in the future. Thank you James.👍👍

[@Grayson_Baker]

We need a tax on the super rich, bankers and landlord earnings Ensure that ministers are clean and need to be held to the highest ethical standards. We need to claim the money back stolen during Covid. Invest in the NHS Invest in education. Role back the cost of student loans. Open up freetrade with Europe and the rest of the world Nationalise Utilities and Rail.

[@S3NTINELsweg]

100%

[@Yourd4d]

Hopefully that can be done, needs to be done efficiently and effectively. Need to close those loopholes (tax etc.) too where tens to hundreds of billions is missed each year.

[@keithparker1346]

I don't think any of that is Labour policy

[@Grayson_Baker]

@@keithparker1346 it should be.

[@keithparker1346]

@@Grayson_Baker well there's the problem

[@ParanormalUKNetwork]

"He's a grown-up" - that sums it all up perfectly! We're sick and tired of the loudmouth clowns and show-offs. The children have left the room, and the grown-ups are back. The vase has indeed landed!

[@sailor1921]

No, the children haven't left the room, they went voting in the desperate need for a new parent figure to lead them.

[@ParanormalUKNetwork]

@@sailor1921 No that's the coming tory leadership battle.

[@lestrem11]

The speech was identical to the one’s given by incoming prime ministers since Westminister was built.

[@ianfraser6161]

I feel hope rekindling. Thank you, James, you are a brilliant commentator.

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

I like James…except for his Corbyn slander

[@keithparker1346]

O Brien is a posh bully

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

@@keithparker1346 only thing I dislike about him is his Corbyn slander Everything else is fine

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

Labour didn't win, the Tories lost. Reform split the far-r vote. There is still a worryingly, shockingly huge number of people who support all things and people that have done nothing but harm to the UK. at least 40% of the UK still supports EVERYTHING thats happened to bring the UK to the ruin its in.

[@jaxcoss5790]

And that is scary.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Sad but true

[@johnrussell3961]

What’s scary is Refirm voters had previously supported the Tories . That says a lot about the Tories.

[@joso7228]

The answer mainly lies in strong Immigration policies from Labour

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@joso7228 yes, because the problem is the people with nothing fleeing their countries for a better life. couldn't possibly be the the people with all the money and power who could do ANYTHING to help people but choose not to, decade in, decade out. but sure, scapegoat those with nothing. its all their fault, right?

[@blushadow1726]

Starmer's entire work life has been in public service, whereas the vast majority of Tories work lives have been in serving themselves.

[@JochenWüst]

He is intelligent and human, he is decent and wants to serve....GREAT PERSON, He is

[@fenaxtv]

Nice words, coming just after I was singled out and bullied at work as a foreigner living in UK

[@williamblack7400]

I miss the tories for purely comedy reasons but the jokes gone too far …..

[@lestrem11]

Reform is the only party that is now challenging’ the big two’. It was instigated 4 years ago, incredible really.

[@matthewthacker8518]

Starmer has already backtracked on multiple pledges which may have resulted in actual positive change - around tuition fees, nationalising utilities and taxing the rich, for example. Labour has tried to stay silent on policies in the last several years, but experts believe that without tax rises more spending cuts in unprotected government departments seem inevitable, i.e. more austerity. One plan from Labour we do know about is partnering with BlackRock to fix broken Britain. BlackRock is worth a staggering $9 trillion dollars. It is completely amoral, being the world’s largest investor in fossil fuels and weapons. It has been accused of environmental destruction, and exploitation of crises, such as COVID19. BlackRock’s massive size raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest, their impact on public policy, and about unchecked corporate power and its effects on society and democratic processes. Starmer’s plan is that these villains will own most of our public infrastructure in the next few years. There is a reason this remains largely unreported and Starmer has received very little scrutiny as he has dragged the Labour Party rightwards and made it more corporate-friendly, just as there is a reason his predecessor was vilified. So have your moment of hope, but please, wake up soon.

[@STM2811]

Couldn't have said it better. I seethe at people like O'brien who want to portray Starmer as the saviour of the nation. He is abusing his role as a broadcaster by misleading innocent public.

[@hdt8112]

“The king is dead, long live the king!"

[@harry_abel]

"where you can move forward [...] according to your own efforts" - just a reminder that the Labour party got less votes than Jeremy Corbyn's Labour in 2017 and 2019. Therefore , it's difficult to understand how Starmer can help me move forward.

[@mariarussell5882]

It’s you james that saved my sanity

[@sadiemallyon829]

You can’t judge Starmer by a speech , action speaks louder than words, he will have to prove very quickly if he can deliver on his promises , The marriage partnership with the country begins , honeymoons are short , can the country gel with Starmer ,or will it in time pull apart ??

[@Yourd4d]

Implementing policies quickly, especially economic policies would be a bit concerning to lots of economists

[@keithparker1346]

​@@Yourd4dnot really. There will be a budget in September

[@gregs5154]

Jesus - can we give him more than 6 hours before accusing him of inaction?

[@thedealermusic]

@@gregs5154yes - exactly the sort of ridiculousness that the daily mail is going to no doubt employ. Week 1: ‘why is the NHS STILL in crisis???’

[@MsTravelady]

@@Yourd4dReeves’ fiscal rules and policies are about keeping the Corp world happy.

[@Lisey1]

Shame about his comments on the Palestinians, that israel had a right to stop the supply of water and electricity. They do not have a right to defend themselves against a brutal occupation.

[@jamesd5205]

The adults are back in the room, finally! 🎉

[@David-sb7vg]

At last a statesman that we can all be proud of in number 10. How wonderful 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jezcoates]

Here down under, wishing my old homeland well. Looking forward to Britain getting Greater. ❤

[@peterwimsey5904]

aspiration and social mobility from hard work, no matter your background, could come straight from many a Tory manifesto

[@sarahknowler5348]

He hate people like James O'Brien jumping a queue

[@Immycc]

He has established that hope, let's hope he realises that hope.

[@martinhumble]

I must confess I touched myself during the speech. At last someone far away from Thatchers communism

[@martinp8174]

James O’Brian = a waste of Oygen !😂😂😂

[@eddierubio2796]

Yes but to place vat on private schools is horrible. Not everyone who sends their children to private schools is rich. Some of us work hard to give our kids an opportunity and this will make it impossible.

[@cryptobot7224]

Better to ban private schools entirely.

[@eddierubio2796]

@@cryptobot7224 that's intelligent

[@smellslikethinice1107]

The tories have stripped the uk of every asset. Thatcher ( every tories hero) sold it all. Turning the ship will take years to recover.

[@johnbeechy]

u tax the corporate profits. tax any company that raised their prices by more than 2%. shareholders are mostly living outside of the UK, so u tax them foreigners too. any company that is owned by more than 50% foreign based shareholders should pay more taxes too. companies will not move over a tax rate. ask Alberta Canada about their corporate tax cut for foreigners, over $3 bn. Alberta had to fire 1000s of Drs and nurses, just before covid, to cover the shortfall. now there is revenue from the oil sands, but the Drs r already fired and the 5720 albertans already died due to the covid. ww1 only saw 6170 dead albertans compared to the covid killing 5720 of them. the corporations can not use after taxed profits to account for tax deductible wages, as it would have the company pay taxes twice. as per GAAP. some English want to hunt down the shareholders, but many of the shareholders are not living in the Uk.

[@DianeLittle-dd6ej]

If he gets rid of universal credit and reinstates the DLA and Gets rid of PIP gets rid of departmen of work and pensions and actually reinstates the job centre and the help and support behind that ? But only time will tell if working tax credits are reintroduced. Or housing benefits? Instead of sanctions and cuts and people dying?

[@sierra5360]

I would like to see a similar breakdown of todays speech

[@badcrab7494]

"Country before party" could he mean PR, of course not.

[@traceyp5797]

He’s more Wilson’s White Heat than any other Labour leader. Brilliant.

[@lorrainepointon557]

I voted Labour I’m so happy x

[@minnuth]

Thank you James.

[@rabnessmonster25]

Felt like ive lived under an oppresive system and finally have a smidge of hope. Labour has to actually do something to help people though and i have a feeling they wont

[@KevinMole-cj3kl]

What a job he has got after that lot feel sorry for him...

[@henryjgray]

Thank goodness that they are gone, time to rebuild. 😊

[@dulcettonezzz8229]

A wonderful speech. Passionate. Heart felt. Emotional. And brilliant. He will undoubtedly become one of the greatest leaders this country and perhaps the world has ever known. His speech is matched only by O’Brians deep analyse of it and his eloquence. It is little wonder he is literally in love with his own voice. Wouldn’t you be?

[@iggysfriend4431]

Like all politicians, the people will judge him and his government by its performance. Like all new governments, the first few months will be a honeymoon period. What will be interesting is when he has to make difficult or unpopular decisions and when he has to deliver the promises he's made. It's easy to promise, it's something else to deliver.

[@osborne9255]

The Tories have left me with political PTSD.

[@danremenyi1179]

It all remains to be seen.

[@johnbluett6079]

A few weasels lost their seats no name to mention who

[@Si-mc9bb]

Labour can do nothing wrong in this guys eyes 😂

[@abigmouthful8452]

I'm only a quarter of the way through "how the broke Britain" so I'm not sure if you offer any suggestions on what to do with those who control the media. Is there a way of not falling into the same traps as previous governments?

[@christopheb.6121]

So you're coming back with us? In the EU 😉

[@andyjwild5219]

It’s sad how deluded you all are. Do you actually think anything is going to change?

[@jumpa654]

After 14 years of Conservative rule have left the country on the floor. So I hope things get better, surely they can't be worse than the Conservatives??

[@PhilSutton-m9o]

I have always tried to relate to people but how anyone can listen to a thing that I have heard talk on radio about hating other human beings is beyond me

[@Beefybaby]

Nothing has even happened yet and I can feel a genuine change in the air.

[@carlcassidy185]

It's Sunday morning, I still can't believe they're out and Labour won. I keep checking the election result to make sure it wasn't a dream 😂

[@kevinmunro6930]

Relieved at the result, of course, similar share of the vote that Corbyn got however, just shows what the Labour party can do when they actually want to win!!! Starmer now has to prove he can keep his promises, not that hard really, he didn't make many.

[@bryansmith1920]

I'm a 70yrs old Brit, I would submit, to this country that Kier Starmer gave a Shakespeare's Henry V Speech, Or a Winston Churchills, Speech, But enough to say, I at this point, feel hopeless, Well done the Scriptwriter,

[@ashleybishton742]

When you read bank of england monetry policy for may interest rates will be set at 5.25 percent all this year and into next year. So labour are not gona to change things.

[@DeeDee-2]

Glad to finally see the Con party out, would have been better if Jeremy Corybn was prime minister, but at least we have pushed Conservatives out.

[@joso7228]

Gosh a Socialist that can actually appreciate that anything-but-Socialism is not always wrong. Well done!

[@DianeLittle-dd6ej]

Just let’s hope he actually carry’s out his speech rather to just speaking it anyone’ can talk the talk to actually proceeding to that talk becomes reality

[@neo433]

Now’s the time to do rather than talk. Let’s hope he’s true to his word.

[@jimoconnor2594]

When does conscription start ?