His short speech marked the beginning of a new age, and the end of the Conservatives’ final undignified months in which incompetence, sleaziness and corruption combined in a fatal brew.
The new Prime Minister spoke of the need for “trust”, as he had also done earlier that morning, after being declared the runaway winner in his North London constituency.
Now he referred to a lack of trust as a “wound”, and declared that Labour would “carry the responsibility of your trust, as we rebuild the country”.
Trust and integrity were catchwords not only of Labour’s election campaign but also of Sir Keir’s appeal to the British people from the days when Boris Johnson was prime minister. He has presented himself as a trustworthy, dependable politician devoted to public service, and in every way morally superior to his Tory counterparts.
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