What does the Labour Party offer as it takes power? | Inside Story

The UK has a new prime minister. Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide election victory - its first win in more than a decade. But has the electorate truly embraced Labour? Or was this also a vote against the Conservatives? And with third parties on the rise, is UK politics changing shape?

Presenter: Neave Barker
Guests:
Fran Boait -- Former Labour Party candidate
Leon Emirali -- Political commentator and former aide to UK Cabinet Minister Steve Barclay
Henry Newman -- Former senior adviser to Boris Johnson and Conservative MP Michael Gove

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[jackiepaper]

This was a vote against the Tories more than a vote for Labour. The differences between the two parties are minimal. Labour will continue the austerity, continue to support NATO and Israel. Nothing will change cuz both parties are subordinate to the US and the industrial and financial elite.

[bobwright]

How can replacing one cheek by the other cheek of the same A SSSS give you any change .

[frndlystrangr]

He'll either do a really great job, or a stupendously bad job. There is never an inbetween, when it comes to politics!

[howmanybeansmakefive]

As a cautious note of optimism. He appointed Richard Hermer KC as Attorney General. Richard has been outspoken on the issue of Israeli violations, and against anti-BDS bills, to the point where he became a target of the Jewish Chronicle (despite him being jewish himself), which if anything is a good sign. Of course this government has a lot to prove, but immediately writing them off as exactly the same as Suella Braverman et al., seems like prioritizing one's own cynicism over the actual causes at hand.

[mbaleduthomas]

Congratulations the labour party here in Uganda pray that we also get change here

[Wrioncnkiye]

Nothing. I guess that there will be another MP in 12-18 months time.

[narendramohan]

It is like changing your tie because you shat in your pants.

[abdullahihassan]

Honestly, if he didn't retract all the stupid austerity measures Tories implemented in these past 14 years, he would really fumbled this change

[david]

We’ve replaced the Blue Tories with the Red Tories for any international viewers watching.

[kahhowong]

In this Brexit Interregnum Period, Labour has read the writing on the wall correctly.

[Cookk]

The Labour “star turns” have tended to be centred on Tory-held South Croydon ward, supposedly a target in the council elections, marginal Waddon, where the local party has been in some disarray over the expulsion of sitting councillor Andrew Pelling, and Addiscombe East, where Maddie Henson’s seat is thought to be under threat from the Tories.

[allahdinosamo]

They wait for 14 years to make ' a peice of garbage human being ' to make a prime minister . What a 30% PM !

[MB-dprj]

Let's see how long he will last...rather dull and quite delusional per supposed Mandate. But, wish the UK all the Best...they deserve it after 12 dismal years of the Tories.

[BrandyHeng]

Change or be changed
Pro Business to Change
otherwise it's one term government

[heatherhinde]

Absolutely nothing of any value to the British people...and, by the way, calling it a landslide victory is frankly a blatant lie. Using the term 'POLITICAL SERVICE' is pure hypocracy on Starmers part and the Labour party's part.

[timtebone]

at least won't make everything more expensive by giving tax cuts to billionaires

[richardzimmermann]

Climate change. Climate change. Nothing is more important than climate change.

[jamilahmed]

Kir has no knowledge about economy at all.

[timharris]

That Henry guy is biased political actor, his answer was

[christygangmy]

Al jeera news where is turkey and Syrian chaos your own brother fighting forget UK😅😅