New UK prime minister Keir Starmer vows to heal wounds of distrust after Labour landslide

Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, says he will lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal. The comment came in Starmer’s first official remarks after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. But Labour also faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak in a farewell address said he understood voters’ anger and took responsibility for the loss. He then went to Buckingham Palace and offered his resignation to King Charles III.