{"id":376128,"date":"2024-07-05T16:05:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T14:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/07\/05\/keir-starmer-primo-ministro-regno-unito\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T13:00:15","slug":"starmer-prime-minister-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/07\/05\/starmer-prime-minister-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour’s Keir Starmer is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak bids farewell to Downing Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – A promise of change “with stability and moderation,” a thank you to the predecessor “for dedication and hard work,” the taking up of King Charles III’s invitation to form the next government “of this great nation.” This is how Keir Starmer announced today (July 5) in front of the black door of\u00a010 Downing Street the birth of the UK<\/strong>‘s new cabinet after the overwhelming result of his Labor Party<\/a> at yesterday’s (July 4) early elections. “Our country has voted, decisively. For change. For national renewal. And a return of politics to public service,” the newly appointed British prime minister made clear after receiving at Buckingham Palace the royal commission to form a cabinet that will enjoy the support of the 412 Labour MPs in the House of Commons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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From left: the newly appointed UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, July 5, 2024 (credits: Yui Mok \/ Pool \/ Afp)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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According to the words<\/a> of the UK’s 58th Prime Minister, his task and that of the entire Labour Party will be to end the lack of trust in politics<\/strong> that deteriorated\u00a0under previous Conservative governments from 2010 to the present, as seen\u00a0by the very low turnout yesterday (at 60 percent, the second worst since 1885): “Now, this wound, this lack of trust, can only be healed by actions, not words. I know that. But we can make a start today with the simple acknowledgment that public service is a privilege.\u00a0And that your government should treat every single person in this country with respect<\/strong>.” In a decisive passage in his first speech as leader of the country, Starmer made it clear that he will also seek to heal the bitter divisions in the electorate that have led to the exponential growth (4.1 million votes, 14.3 percent) of the sovereignist and populist Reform UK party of the architect of Brexit, Nigel Farage<\/strong>: “whether you voted Labour or not – in fact especially if you did not – I say to you, directly: My government will serve you” because “Politics can be a force for good – we will show that.”<\/strong> In other words, “country first, party second.”<\/p>\n