Starmer says he has ‘clear mandate to govern for all four corners of UK’

After sweeping to a historic victory at the polls, he said his party had received “a mandate to do politics differently”.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference after his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London (Claudia Greco/PA)

Keir Starmer said the landslide victory in the general election has given Labour “a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the United Kingdom”.

Facing his first media grilling as Prime Minister on his first full day in Downing Street, he said he was “restless for change” but warned that changing the country “is not an overnight exercise”.