Keir Starmer gives his first speech as Prime Minister outside 10 Downing Street.

General Election 2024: Labour landslide: Keir Starmer Downing Street speech; Part 1 of 2ENGLAND: London: Westminster: Downing Street:EXTSir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister) along to podium and speech SOT- Good afternoon I have just returned from Buckingham Palace, where I accepted an invitation from His Majesty the King to form the next government of this great nation I want to thank the outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak His achievement as the first British Asian Prime Minister of our country, the extra effort that will have required should not be underestimated by anyone / we pay tribute to that today and we also recognise the dedication and hard work he brought to his leadershipBut now our country has voted, decisively for change / for national renewal / and a return of politics to public serviceWhen the gap between the sacrifices made by people and the service they receive from politicians grows this big it leads to a weariness in the heart of a nation / a draining away of the hope, the spirit, the belief in a better future that we need to move forward, together Now, this wound, this lack of trust can only be healed by actions not words / I know that But we can make a start today / with the simple acknowledgment that public service is a privilege / and that your government should treat every single person in this country with respect If you voted for Labour yesterday / we will carry the responsibility of your trust, as we rebuild our country / but 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 / and that is how we will govern / country first, party second Yet, if I’m honest, service is merely a pre-condition for hope / and it is surely clear to everyone that our country needs a bigger reset / a rediscovery of who we are / because no matter how fierce the storms of history / one of...