Keir Starmer: Labour has a mountain to climb to win back power
Shadow Brexit secretary formally launches Labour leadership campaign with call for unity
Sir Keir Starmer has called on Labour members to end factionalism and promote a unity, as he formally launched his leadership campaign at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking at the birthplace of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Starmer said: “We need to fight to regain our heartland seats, not just those lost in this election but the ones lost in previous elections. But we have got do more than that because if we just re-win our heartland seats we will lose the next election.