UK Labour leader Keir Starmer reacts to UK general election announcement | BBC News

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has reacted to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of the UK general election.

The election is set to take place on Thursday, 4 July.

And, after the prime minister made his announcement at 10 Downing Street in London, the leader of the opposition made his announcement in front of a podium bearing bears Labour's "change" campaign message.

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[knotsandcrosses]

How to win the election: make your speech inside

[mr_slidey]

is the BBC capable of streaming in 1080P? 😕

[drasticplasticaustin]

He talks about sewage in our rivers when Westminster is full of it.

[benwagner]

this is like inheriting a crashed car with thousands of points on the engine

[BenWillock]

Oh boy, blue tories or red tories... what a choice the British public have.

[NICEMODE-uy]

Everybody who is reading this PLEASE GO TO VOTE. PLEASE! Do not sit at home. DO NOT!! PLEASE!!

[htantijira]

1. Reduce crime
2. Stop and deport foreign criminals
3. Slow down illegal immigration
4. Make NHS great again.

[JimmyTimmy-whdz]

Finally, a man, a robot, a man I cannot trust.

[everest]

Vote for Reform UK, or continue to watch the deterioration of the UK.

[lester]

Mr Starmer please bring back British rail 😂😂😂

[BasicIslamTV]

Both rotten apples. We need a new system that benefits the public and not the corporations.

[simonwoodworks]

As a veteran and as a now NHS worker.. I seriously seriously hope starmer you keep your word. You have a chance here to change the UK for the better and have the backing of the UK population for years to come if you can pull it off. DO NOT WASTE IT! For all you who are saying don’t vote Labour vote reform.. do your research because you are clearly very uneducated in current politics as they are a party designed to protect the tories incase of a hung parliament.. if you work.. if you take home a wage.. and are sick of seeing people abuse our benefit system and breach our borders.. just think.. it can’t be much worse than it is now. Give this guy a chance. If he blows it then so be it. But if we get tories back in it’s a 100% chance of doom. At least with Labour we have a small glimmer of opportunity for change. He gets my vote.

[Rk.]

More of our country does better under Labour. I'm giving him a chance

[ttvbrandonren]

Kier Starmer wants to lead our county on a more stable path & the reality is that for most, he is the better choice.

[johnday]

"It will feel like a long campaign." I'm an American and I wish our campaigns were only six weeks long...

[TechedCanvas]

He’s not perfect, but he will be a wonderful PM compared to the last 5

[keplar]

I hope you will keep your words as a prime minister. From my side I give a chance for change!! Don't waste it!

[trainhard]

Sir Keir, I have been to many European countries and in most of the European countries the road systems are well-planned and maintained. The roads are very neat and clean. However, UK roads are not cleaned as before and not maintained properly because as you can see the signboards are covered with grass and trees. Rubbish is everywhere on the edge of the road, which looks like very poor leadership. This keeps the bad reputation of the British road system and poor management.
My question is, who is going to maintain the standard of the road and pick up the rubbish?

[raffarmenio]

This is how you start an election campaign. Very impressive.

[greenleader]

Quite concerning knowing Labour will take the election not because they are better than the current ruling party, but rather because they are perhaps the only other alternative to the current mess.