Keir Starmer: We will be 'judged on actions, not on words'

Labour leader and new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has held his first press conference at Downing Street.
He said he will have to take “tough decisions” when asked about tax hikes as he vowed to approach challenges with a “raw honesty”.
Facing his first media grilling as Prime Minister on his first full day in Downing Street, he also said the Tories’ Rwanda deportation plan was “dead and buried”.
The landslide victory in the General Election has given Labour “a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the United Kingdom,” Sir Keir said as he set out plans to tour all four UK nations.
The new Government faces difficult choices over the public finances, with official forecasts implying major spending cuts over the coming years.
Speaking to reporters, he vowed to personally chair new “mission delivery boards” to “put into action” Labour’s manifesto commitments.
And he signalled more power could be given to metro mayors as he announced he would meet with regional leaders of all political stripes during his first week in Number 10.
The Prime Minister said his “door is open” to those who know what is best for their communities as he suggested the Labour Government would be “bold” about pushing resources out of Whitehall.
The cross-departmental "mission delivery board" panels are expected to be set up to make progress on the party’s five key pledges - to drive economic growth, reform the NHS, invest in clean energy, reform the crime and justice system, and improve opportunity through a new skills agenda.
The Prime Minister said he would head the boards himself to emphasise his focus on pursuing the plans central to Labour’s first term in government.
The news conference on Saturday came after he chaired the first meeting of his new Cabinet, which largely mirrors his shadow team before the election.
He said he had told his ministers “exactly what I expect of them in terms of standards, delivery, and the trust that the country has put in them”.
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00:00 Keir Starmer remarks
05:35 Media questions
28:00 End of press conference
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[@defaultdefault812]

Sunak said the same thing - remember the five point plan?

[@wjw8417]

Now we see the boats flooding in

[@15cuhonda6]

Theater. Another muppet

[@travismoore22]

Canadian here. I had hadnt heard of him a few days ago. That said, he appears to be a pragmatic and clear-headed man with genuine good intentions and ambition for growth. We'll see how this ages.

[@user-vg9kg2ib6r]

They can talk the talk but can they walk the walk,some how I don’t think so.

[@davidnichol6282]

Rhetoric is easy for any politician. It has be political actions that change ordinary families' lives that matter.

[@davidclark1545]

Giving two expense fraudsters roles and one a peerage is not a good start then……

[@alanfrost4661]

"" old boys net work"

[@vjamesg100]

Cannot listen ti this man.

[@haydnpearce]

WHY did you push the button

[@Icecoldgaming-vlogs]

Ed millaban is back 😂😂

[@wellwhatthen10101]

I just threw up as if i eat maggot ridden food

[@alanfrost4661]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sc25515]

@@Icecoldgaming-vlogs Millaban 😂

[@parus21]

Change, to what... deliver what!...action...lets wait and see, if rheoteric will result in actual progress...

[@denisecatolbrown8211]

Hope they deliver what they're saying

[@frog1686]

Well they have not said much. Hope you will need

[@independentpuppy7520]

Dream on.

[@MrManny075]

Nothing will change because the problem is caused by countries like China and India with large population that need lot of resources and they are competing for everything they go up others must come down it's common sense.

[@Justinas189]

You english believe everything what they saying😁stupid people I ever saw😂😂😂

[@bittripper3530]

The Labour party has discovered a magic money tree, things will be fine

[@Slumbert]

Absolute twaddle

[@siadali7673]

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will definitely be working hard for all British people

[@incurableromantic4006]

@@siadali7673 He doesn't even *like* the British - only immigrants.

[@wjw8417]

Reminds me of my old Maths teacher. Sleepy Starmer

[@carljackson5259]

We’ve got two Lord mayors in Leicester now I’ve never ever heard of that so that’s two payroll

[@alanfrost4661]

Hes already rung the EU overlords to get his instructions

[@Striker885]

There appears to be alot of 'change' happening. I dont see it, but the PM says it is. I'll just have to take his word for it. As he said, the people voted 'change'. They have no idea what 'change' encompasses, but they voted it anyway. The PM has also assured us of the 'change' to come.

[@RayD67]

Unqaulified, Cabinet, Read their back ground

[@user-qk5iu7sf7w]

Says the unqualified civilian here 😂

[@MrSpeedy99]

Your spelling is unqualified! You need to read! 😂

[@colintx800]

@@MrSpeedy99 r yuu sore abt thaat becar I no hou 2 spell 🤣🤣

[@786GG]

Dont worry Im comin In my headscarf 5 prayers Quran And stick at the age of 40 Till then were all havin fun.

[@AbisDen]

4:36 Ulraine and other pressing issues... do we mean Gaza?

[@user-qo5od5yx8m]

The fact you need to ask, says a lot.

[@MrSpeedy99]

Sounds like it’s a pressing issue for you Abi!

[@bittripper3530]

Gaza is a trivial local conflict compared to Ukraine, the loss in human life is incomparable

[@alanfrost4661]

And who is the foreign minister Mr mastermind himself

[@3DL1]

We don't want "CHANGE" ....... we want MAJOR PROBLEMS SOLVED, just like in the real world i Live in. In Wales you lost half your vote, you were in decline and also in your own constituency.

[@wjw8417]

Softball questions from the media

[@jmw-qt2ih]

Regardless of your opinion of the Labour party, and I definitely would not vote for them,they simply must be given a chance by everyone . Now it is on their shoulders to deliver this change they lauded so much during the election campaign and should they fail then they can expect the criticism that comes with it but they have to be given the opportunity to honour their pledges.

[@belive7316]

Well said unfortunately some people would rather things get worst and their lives be negatively affected the next 5 years just so they can point the finger and say I told you so.

[@grus599]

​​@@belive7316 But can we afford 5years future failure? It's not free for each of us, you know.

[@Rayred27]

​@@grus599 Can you afford another one year of greediness, wickedness, selfishness, arrogant, imcompetent and corruption of Tory government ? In all history of Labour government, they are more competent, effective and make good government compare to Tory!!

[@benjaminollis7621]

Zero chance. They are a party of the WEF and anti-democratic in their aims, they are traitors and should be in jail.

[@wellwhatthen10101]

@@Rayred27 This is why we are in the shit , all because of the last useless labour leader poxy Blair. gates open to any crim

[@jacquelineithell307]

The point is he has no ACTION

[@Opsytron]

Than action this for hard working Brits: 15k Tax Personal Allowance , 3.5p for 1kwh Gas , 18p 1kwh electricity, petrol price 1.2£ Stop greedy Power Companies to take money of working people while UK got their green power , Nuclear Power Plnts , own Oil ang gas !!!! Why we pay more than any other Nation in Europe???? Big words but nothing for hard working UK !!!! Housing crisis is biggest since ever , high rent , high living costs !!!!

[@bittripper3530]

Because we have idiots pursuing net zero and subsidizing green energy up the wazoo

[@user-im8bv8po2w]

they want to build great british energy, lets see what that means

[@damlitproductions8126]

☝🏻WE AIN'T SEEN 👀 ANYTHING YET 🚫 Chop 👏🏽 Chop, you'll better get started A S A P ⚠️

[@Hijabba-The-Hutt]

@@damlitproductions8126 he should start by getting rid of Sadiq Khan 🧔🏾 🇦🇫

[@helengraham5934]

Why was the answer about the blood scandal compensation cut short?? 🤔

[@carljackson5259]

CF well why are you letting him carry on with you less when the people didn’t want it all country first? I’ve never had so much lies.

[@robertnewton6454]

This new government needs to be given a chance to govern Fairly and decently Let's hope for a positive start

[@RayD67]

🤣

[@davidbamford1971]

It's Tory light, it won't be any different. It's probably going to be worse. How do we know, its written all over his manifesto.

[@tybes99]

​@@RayD67 stop trying so hard to hate things. They won, now they need a chance to keep their promises, and if not then they will get the same scrutiny the previous selfish pigs did

[@lmg7503]

Oh no

[@antiageing]

Thank God I dont live there anymore I feel sorry for everyone

[@frog1686]

Acts Well your words do not sound reassuring To white -elderly- sick - union members who you seem to have contempt for.

[@ginaroebuck3328]

What have you gained by stopping Rwanda flights.

[@benjaminollis7621]

@@ginaroebuck3328 exactly what they want... mass influx of muslim men who they think will vote labour, but instead will form their own islamic party

[@wjw8417]

More than half the country dont want you Starmer

[@FionaHedges]

only a sixth of the country want him to be exact

[@carljackson5259]

Security offence is he being serious? Even looking after security of our borders yet? Never mentioned it you’re too busy flying around ain’t you? We’ve got we got our kind of self sitting in Britain where she security

[@KristinaMagerBrandParis7207]

Bravo dear business football friends🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@brianmac8260]

🤡 with a 20% mandate.

[@escape_the_atmosfear9193]

You know if he doesn't change the policy for disabled people who is on pip and universal credit I be leaving the country all together and go to the Netherlands I mean having disabled people to work when I'm a low qualifications in English and maths entry level 2 and 3 fact chance my only high qualification are ICT user.

[@escape_the_atmosfear9193]

Well done labour voters

[@Paulmroberts1]

So further devolution only to parts of England, but not to the other nations

[@LandgrabbingIndia]

When an Indian talks, it is best to take their words with a pinch of salt and always verify what they say. Most of the time, what they have said is untrue or simply half true. For example, 1) Modi claimed in late 2019 that India is open defecation free and what happened? A recent joint monitoring programme (JMP) on water, sanitation and hygiene by the World Health Organization and UNICEF released July 1, 2021 stated that at least 15 per cent of the total population in India defecates in the open. 2) "Know your meme: India superpower by 2020". They claimed in year 1998 that they will be superpower by 2020 or earlier? What happened today? GDP per capita not even 3k? Is that a definition of a superpower? 3) India claimed to have landed on the "South Pole" of the Moon. What happened? Two out of the best 3 space agencies of the World (Russia/USA/China) said India did not land on Moon's South Pole. 3A) NASA specifically said "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 kilometers from the Moon’s South Pole.". This is just another diplomatic way of saying India did not land on Moon's South Pole. If India had landed on on Moon's South Pole, NASA would have simply said that "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located at the Moon’s South Pole" instead of "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 KILOMETERS FROM the Moon’s South Pole. 3B) Dr Ouyang Ziyuan, lauded as the father of China’s lunar exploration programme, told the Chinese-language Science Times newspaper that the Chandrayaan-3 landing site, at 69 degrees south latitude, was nowhere close to the pole, defined as between 88.5 and 90 degrees. 4) Indians claimed that Modi is the "most popular Prime Minister/leader of the entire world" ages ago before the most recent election of 2024 took place. What happened? He barely won. Under India’s electoral system, the party or alliance that wins more than 272 seats in the 543-member parliament can form a government. Opposition parties including the Indian National Congress won 235 seats. Modi merely won 238 seats (44%). (ASTHA RAJVANSHI TIME). If you are the "most popular Prime Minister/leader of the entire world", you should be having a landslide victory in your country's election? 5) India claimed in year 2010 that they will send Astronaunts into space by year 2015 - 2016? What happened 14 years later after the comment was made? Not even one single Indian Astronaunt was sent into space. "The Indian Space Research Organization is planning to send astronauts to space before the year 2015-16, deputy project director of ISRO's Chandrayaan Mission Jaswinder Singh Khoral said in Chandigarh on Thursday. (Times of India)." This is the statement made by India in year 2010. 6) Indians said that they are the "Global leader of technology" but what technology are they leading and where are their sources and tangible products to back up what they have claimed? Nothing? 7) Indians like to talk extremely big about their Indian CEOs but what is their Indian CEOs on the Global Stage? In the ranking list of "Fortune 500 companies" or "Forbes Global 2000 companies", representing the World's richest/biggest companies, where does India stands? India has merely 55 companies in Forbes Global 2000 companies" and all are not even top 10, not even top 20, not even top 30, not even top 40 but only ranked top 45 (Reliance Industries)? Meanwhile, another similar country in terms of population, China, has 3 of their companies in the top 10 ranking of "Forbes Global 2000 companies" and has 346 companies instead of only 55 companies in that same ranking list? What about India's ranking in "Fortune 500 companies"? India has only 8 companies in that list and China has 135 companies out of the list of 500 (hence is is called Fortune 500). 8) Indians say that there are no caste system in India? But what are "caste related violence" and why is it still happening? What are the Musahar people and what are their dietary? Has democracy ever had a caste system? No, but only India's version of democracy. 9) India claimed to be the "Voice/Leader" of the Global South Countries but has every country of the "Global South Countries" ever elected a "Voice or Leader" for them? No. If India is the "Voice/Leader" of the Global South Countries, why is it that Maldives, a member country of the Global South Country, wanted "India out"? 10) Indian claimed to be the "World's Fastest Growing Economy" but Year 1962 India's GDP = 42.16 billion (almost similar GDP to China) Year 1962 China's GDP = 47.21 billion (almost similar GDP to India) Year 2022 |ndia's GDP = 3.42 trillion Year 2022 China's GDP = 17.96 trillion China's economy is 5 times plus of |ndia. Source: World Bank India is "World's Fastest Growing Economy"? These are merely 10 examples and in fact there are many more.

[@TheHandsomeman]

Potentially 3 steps forward, and 2 steps back?

[@user-im8bv8po2w]

that's still one step forward isnt it

[@TheHandsomeman]

@@user-im8bv8po2w Is that what the people of this country deserve.

[@carljackson5259]

Yeah ain’t spoke about stopping the boats you’ve not talked about the NHS if not even mentioned nothing or you’re on about it’s going swollen around let me go to abroad. Let me go to your friends as well that’s what you

[@carljackson5259]

The laws are being changed that even going through Parliament that’s what it’s been happening and I’ve been happening all over the country you can park where you want that’s one of the laws what I’ve been changed that even going through Parliament and then the other one is shoplift disconnect the self to what they want that’s another lawwonder what else laws have twisted that’s just Les is that into your cities around? Please speak up as I

[@rasaneeharper3902]

❤❤❤

[@-xl7ep1se3i]

สวัสดีคะดิฉันจะไม่ยอมไปเป็นคนชาคิใหนใหนนอกจากปรพเทศสยามและรู้วีาปรกครองใด้ทั่วราชอาณาจักร์แตาไมียอมเปลียนไปไช้สัญชาติอื่นแน้แน้นะคะฟีดดิฉันจะปรกครองทุกทุกประเทศด้วยควรมเมตตาและเปํนธรรมแกีประชาชนทุกทุกประเทศและจะสอนประชาชนทุกวิชาชีพที่เรียนรู้มาทั่งหมดนะคะ

[@colintx800]

I'm gonna be sick!!!!

[@robinakhan8155]

my question Is keir stamer Is to ask will the NHS staff have right attitude to the patients and not to be spoken by been rude and with patients with special need need to be heard and as the nurses have been shouting at the patients and I have seen It happen In my local hospital keir stamer I want my questions answered keir stamer

[@Nigiec]

he is good at not answering questions ... typical politician

[@2010LeeG]

Didn't Boris say similar about repaying the faith? I will plat sh1t if things get better. It's baton passed.

[@chrysalis4126]

Yes but Boris is a compulsive liar so anyone with half a brain didn't believe him.

[@Randoms620]

I get your point. I would also point out though Boris is and always has been a liar. Keir is all about high profile business and clearly has a management style of stability. Will be interesting to see how it develops in office

[@graxsador5288]

Welcome

[@Son_of_Burebista]

First Prime Minister I ever liked as a person and politician.

[@wjw8417]

He's flipped flopped on every major political issue. Time will tell

[@davidbamford1971]

It's not a mandate to govern in the North of Ireland. The sdlp linked to Labour only won 2 seats. So you have no mandate in the North of Ireland.

[@fje1948]

I am aware that politics in Northern Ireland are complicated, but the Public of the UK as a whole including NI has voted for Kir Starmer and his Government and have as such a full mandate to govern NI!

[@petercotton89]

Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Labour won the UK general election. So yes, they do have a mandate to govern NI because you are part of the UK!

[@Romulan2469]

John Major version 2.

[@awuahcurtis]

Exactly

[@johntomkins8906]

Anything is better than Boris and Sunak, two pantomime politician's

[@independentpuppy7520]

Yes. That what I was thinking. Bland and grey. His voice is annoying. No emotion in there.

[@Romulan2469]

@@independentpuppy7520 True. I can't believe someone so bland and grey got to be PM. I guess the majority hated Sunak more than Captain Hindsight.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

​​@@independentpuppy7520you aren't grown up enough to judge people on their performance rather than their looks and voice? Wow

[@PeterSaunders-w1o]

[@Hijabba-The-Hutt]

What about Diane Abbott ❓

[@siadali7673]

Like to see Diane Abbott in the cabinet as soon as possible

[@Hijabba-The-Hutt]

@@siadali7673 good grief hell NO ‼️

[@siadali7673]

@The_Alien_2026 Diane Abbott is a trail blazer respected by all political parties across the nation. Will bring a firm but fair hand to decision making

did this chap worked only till 6 pm on his first day in office ?

[@Sc25515]

No, he scrapped the Rwanda plan after 6pm. Don't listen to Tories.

[@chrisgriffiths3629]

Are we getting the 78 k pp pension money we had stolen from British women having to work 7 yrs longer to retire that we had already paid for ???

[@user-vd3zl6ts3u]

Very welcome Mr Keir Starmer Kind Prime Minister of Great Britain!

[@helenwestwood7596]

he don't get no welcome from me he hopped like rest are liz kenail i hate the woman

[@antiageing]

You clearly are not English

[@spacemonkey200]

Yawn... zzz zz

[@awuahcurtis]

I would rather be bored than to have chaos that led to increase in my mortgage rate

[@h.i.m3646]

How many times does Starmer look down at his notes. Woeful PM who we can't see lasting more than a couple of years.

[@deklane3139]

Was there a subtle mention for rejoining the EU detected ?.

[@user-pw9zy1dl9e]

KIER I NEED TO SEE YOU I NEED A MEETINGS ABOUT MY PEERS AND ALL PEERS TO HAVE MY PEERS BRAN NEW DISABLED PARLIAMENT I NEED TO TALK WITH YOU FROM JONATHAN HURLEY

[@DaveMuirhead]

Things are about to get a whole lot better for the UK under Starmer and labour. Good times to come! The people voted for commonsense! I expect people to be much happier under this Labour government. Everything will change for the better! Thank goodness the electorate voted for this, they know what side their bread is buttered on!

[@patrickkinch5606]

Keir is a breath of fresh air to the country, no BS answering questions and not trying to divert. Early days yet and the UK will be the judge.

[@antiageing]

😂😂😂😂 clueless of who u voted in

[@patrickkinch5606]

@@antiageing sounding like bad grapes lol 😆 😂 🤣 😅

[@spacemonkey200]

4:46 Defence of Ukraines boarder. While the UK boarder is wide open.

[@hendo1106]

Unsure if you are trying to be ironic or just stupid, one for the spelling of border… and the only borders we have are Ireland, and technically France… non issues.

[@jenniferlinney4622]

Sorry are you in the military?

[@MsAllisonFordyceBAHonsPGCE]

Yeah. So who does he appoint as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice ? Shabana Mahmood, a 'Free Palestine' activist. Human Rights lawyer, Richard Hermer as his Attorney General. Defended Gerry Adams.Contentious Palestine politics. So...when Starmer speaks about the ,'Trust' placed in him, which demographic takes priority ? Let me guess. I wonder tonight how our Jewish communities are feeling. Liabour voters- SHAME ON YOU.

[@benjaminollis7621]

"we are a government of service" service to whom? Not the people thats for sure.

[@manikmiah800]

Congratulations to all members 👏

[@Sc25515]

Nice to have a grown up in charge at last.

[@benjaminollis7621]

You mean a sociopath who opposes the concept of a nation? Yeah great.

[@johnwestwood999]

😂😂😂😂😂 you wish

[@sankadon2538]

❤🇬🇧🎊🎉🥳🇱🇰SRI Lanka 🇬🇧🎊🎉CONGRATULAZIONI PM U k

[@richardtruthconquersall9226]

Uk citizens had a chance to remove the rot out of parliament, they decided to keep it

[@JosephTheAlbanianOakman]

You mean conservatives they kicked out yes

[@richardtruthconquersall9226]

@JosephTheAlbanianOakman as Mr Lamy said . Grow a cervix . But is that before more lockdowns as starmer said there wasn't enough . Or long enough

[@MrSpeedy99]

Reform is full of ex Tories! If you’re crying that Reform didn’t make it- have a deep think.

[@richardtruthconquersall9226]

@MrSpeedy99 great you love the way the uk is going and run. Well done you

[@JosephTheAlbanianOakman]

@@richardtruthconquersall9226 what party did you vote for?

[@siadali7673]

Powerful speech

[@tclark7932]

That’s exactly what worries me…now every freeloader in a rubber boat gets citizenship and a free life in the taxpayer and queues for services and housing just grow bigger.

[@Sc25515]

Simply not true.

[@benjaminollis7621]

@@Sc25515 Labour said they will clear the backlog, 99% will be granted stay, they want to stop the boats by making it much easier for them to come legally. Which part isn't true?

[@Sc25515]

@@benjaminollis7621 unless you're some kind of fortune teller, none of that is definitive.

[@marylaistirland6864]

This is my leader! I am so proud to be English! Hope you will save Great Britain!

[@upoldezfranky8118]

Will he reverse Brexit?

[@benjaminollis7621]

Thats ironic, because he much prefers his globalist socialist masters in the WEF over the English. He isn't a big fan of the nation state. Sorry to be negative but ppl should know.

[@antiageing]

Clearly no brain cells he loves foreigners more than native brits

[@wellwhatthen10101]

LIES LIES all LIES

[@spacemonkey200]

🥱