Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer has pledged action to fix the country, not just words, but warned the voters who handed him a massive electoral majority and those who voted against that improvements will take time. Standing outside his new office and residence at No.10 Downing Street, Starmer acknowledged the scale of the challenges that faced him after his party’s landslide victory in a parliamentary election ended 14 years of often-tumultuous Conservative government.
“To the country, I would like to say first and foremost I am sorry,” Sunak said in a final speech outside Downing Street, adding he would stay as Conservative leader until the party appointed his replacement. “I have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change, and yours is the only judgment that matters. “I have heard your anger, your disappointment and I take responsibility for this loss.