Keir Starmer drew a clear line between the incoming and outgoing governments and quickly appointed a cabinet with few surprises. He said he was determined to “end the era of loud performances. We will act more deliberately and bring the country together”.
As a columnist Jonathan Friedland tell Helen Pidd His overwhelming majority victory has given him a mandate for change, but this should not be interpreted as a rise in enthusiasm for the Labour Party: that must be earned through effective administration and a focus on merit.
To that end, Starmer is seeking to appoint people with expertise outside politics to key government positions and is touring the UK to meet political leaders from four countries.
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