Keir Starmer tells voters the future of the UK is in “your hands”
Keir Starmer gives a speech after the announcement of a general election on July 4th.
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00:00 Tonight, the Prime Minister has finally announced the next general election.
00:06 A moment the country needs and has been waiting for.
00:11 And where, by the force of our democracy, power returns to you.
00:18 A chance to change for the better.
00:21 Your future.
00:23 Your community.
00:24 Your country.
00:27 It will feel like a long campaign, I'm sure of that.
00:31 But no matter what else is said and done, that opportunity for change is what this election
00:38 is about.
00:39 Over the course of the last four years, we've changed the Labour Party.
00:47 Returned it once more to the service of working people.
00:52 All we ask now, humbly, is to do exactly the same for our country.
01:00 And return Britain to the service of working people.
01:05 To that purpose, we offer three reasons why you should change Britain with Labour.
01:13 One, because we will stop the chaos.
01:17 Look around our country for sewage in our rivers, people waiting on trolleys in A&E,
01:24 crime virtually unpunished, mortgages and food prices through the roof.
01:31 It's all, every bit of it, a direct result of the Tory chaos in Westminster.
01:40 Time and again they pursue their own interests, rather than tackling the issues that affect
01:45 your family.
01:47 And if they get another five years, they will feel entitled to carry on exactly as they
01:53 are.
01:55 Nothing will change.
01:58 A vote for Labour is a vote for stability, economic and political.
02:03 A politics that treads more lightly on all our lives.
02:07 A vote to stop the chaos.
02:11 Two, because it's time for change.
02:15 Our offer is to reset both our economy and our politics, so that they once again serve
02:21 the interests of working people.
02:24 We totally reject the Tory view that economic strength is somehow gifted from those at the
02:29 top.
02:30 Over the past 14 years, through all the crises we've had to face, sticking with that idea
02:38 has left our country exposed, insecure and unable to unlock the potential of every community.
02:48 But a vote for Labour is a vote to turn the page on all that.
02:53 A vote for change.
02:56 And finally three, because we have a long-term plan to rebuild Britain.
03:02 A plan that is ready to go, fully costed and fully funded.
03:09 We can deliver economic stability, cut the NHS waiting times, secure our borders with
03:15 a new border security command, harness great British energy to cut your bills for good,
03:22 tackle anti-social behaviour and get the teachers we need in your children's classroom.
03:29 But most importantly of all, we do all this with a new spirit of service.
03:37 Country first, party second.
03:40 A rejection of the gesture politics you will see in this campaign, I have no doubt, from
03:45 the Tories and the SNP.
03:48 I'm well aware of the cynicism people hold towards politicians at the moment.
03:54 But I came into politics late, having served our country as leader of the Crown Prosecution
04:00 Service and I helped the police service in Northern Ireland to gain the consent of all
04:06 communities.
04:08 Service of our country is the reason and the only reason why I am standing here now asking
04:18 for your vote.
04:20 And I believe with patience, determination and that commitment to service, there is so
04:28 much pride and potential we can unlock across our country.
04:33 So here it is, the future of the country in your hands.
04:40 On the 4th of July you have the choice and together we can stop the chaos, we can turn
04:46 the page, we can start to rebuild Britain and change our country.
04:53 Thank you.
04:53 [Applause]
05:00 [Applause]