Prime Minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated Lucy Powell on her election as the party's new deputy leader, calling her a “proud defender of Labour values.” In a speech to party members, he urged unity, saying Labour must “defend British values of decency, compassion and optimism”. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
00:00The Labour Party, in my view, is extremely lucky to have been offered a choice between two women,
00:08both of whom are strong, principled, courageous campaigners.
00:12And also, it's been a refreshing and renewing experience for all of us.
00:18But now the party has spoken, and I'm delighted to start working with Lucy as our new deputy leader.
00:24And we'll get going straight away, Lucy, because Lucy has always been a proud defender of Labour values.
00:32And that is exactly what we need at this moment.
00:35We need to come together to defend those values, values that are not just Labour values, but also British values.
00:45Decency, compassion, respect for difference, optimism about the future, and pride in all the people and communities that make this country so great.
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