The 10 moments that defined Keir Starmer’s first year in office

The Independent

Sir Keir Starmer celebrates his first year as prime minister with the largest parliamentary majority in a quarter of a century — a commanding mandate that has brought both opportunity and scrutiny.

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00:00Perhaps you'd like to apologise for the £22 billion blackmail.

00:09Tell your viewers what we've achieved in the first year of the Labour government.

00:13I'm very pleased to say we've brought down waiting lists.

00:16You campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it, and now it has arrived.

00:23Change begins now.

00:25That we inherited absolute chaos from the party opposite.

00:30We lost an average of 3 million working days a year to strikes under his watch.

00:36And you cannot fix the economy if the trains don't work, and you can't fix the economy if the NHS isn't working.

00:43I call again for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

00:46The return of the sausages, the hostages, and a recommitment to the two-state solution.

00:53Mercer and I have agreed that we can do more together, in a few key areas in particular, promoting growth and prosperity,

01:06working together on shared challenges like climate change, energy security, and illegal migration,

01:13and strengthening our shared security and stability.

01:18This is a comprehensive agreement.

01:21It is balanced, reciprocal, and has huge benefits for the United Kingdom,

01:28based on our three principles, which is driving down bills, driving up jobs, and absolutely having control of our borders.

01:36We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, for this year or the next, but for a hundred years,

01:46long after this terrible war is over, and Ukraine is free and thriving once again.

01:53Does the Prime Minister now accept that when he said that it was the law that trans women were women, he was wrong?

01:59Mr Speaker, let me be clear. I welcome the Supreme Court ruling on this issue.

02:05It brings clarity, and it will give confidence to women and, of course, to service providers.

02:12I recognise that people are still feeling the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis,

02:17and that is why we want to ensure that, as we go forward, more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments.

02:24As you would expect, Mr Speaker, we will only make decisions we can afford.

02:30That is why we will look at that as part of a fiscal event.

02:33We are asking for a full national inquiry. Andy Burnham wants a national inquiry.

02:38He's not conservative, he's Labour. Harriet Harman wants one. The member for Rotherham wants one.

02:43All of the victims I have met want a full national inquiry.

02:46So in the Crime and Policing Bill, we are introducing the long overdue mandatory reporting duty,

02:52which I called for more than 10 years ago, as well as aggravated offences for grooming offenders

02:58so their sentences match the severity of their crimes.

03:02We just signed it, and it's done. And so we have our trade agreement with the European Union,

03:09and it's a fair deal for both. It's going to produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.

03:13The eyes to the right, 335. The nose to the left, 260.

03:21It's about the black hole. They left a £22 billion black hole in our economy, and we're clearing it up.

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