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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has no plans to "walk away", as pressure mounts on his position ahead of Thursday's by-election in Makerfield. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We got a landslide victory in 2024 for a five-year mandate for this Labour government.
00:05I said at the time we will both invest in our public services and we will grow our economy.
00:12And many people said to me at the time, just as they're saying things to me now,
00:16that's not possible here. And if you look at the results, we have invested in our NHS,
00:21waiting lists have come down, biggest drop in 17 years just the other week,
00:24and at the same time our economy is stable and we've got the highest growth in the G7 at the
00:30moment.
00:31So very many times on my political journey people have said to me it's not possible,
00:36they said it's not possible to turn the Labour Party around, it's not possible to win an election,
00:40it's not possible if you do win an election to invest in your public services and stabilise the economy.
00:45Wrong every time and that's why I intend not to walk away from this but to carry on with what
00:51I was elected to do,
00:52which is to serve this country and bring about the change that people desperately need in their lives.
00:57And you've got Cape Verde, not Spain.
00:58Well, I just, Cape Verde result was quite remarkable I have to say.
01:03But look, we've got England tomorrow night and the thing about the G7 is it finishes on Wednesday
01:08just in time for me to get home to watch the match which I'll be doing.
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