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Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer delivered his first party conference speech as prime minister.
In a wide-ranging address that lasted over an hour, Starmer covered policies new and old in his address, promising a “light at the end of the tunnel” for Britain.
Sir Keir was met with rapturous applause from delegates, as well as a lone protester near the end of his speech heard mentioning the “children of Gaza” before being escorted from the venue.
Responding to the heckler, Sir Keir said “this guy has a pass for the 2019 conference,” adding: “while he has been protesting we have been changing the party.
The prime minister also said that pensioners will be better off under Labour despite the controversial cut to winter fuel payments.
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Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer delivered his first party conference speech as prime minister.
In a wide-ranging address that lasted over an hour, Starmer covered policies new and old in his address, promising a “light at the end of the tunnel” for Britain.
Sir Keir was met with rapturous applause from delegates, as well as a lone protester near the end of his speech heard mentioning the “children of Gaza” before being escorted from the venue.
Responding to the heckler, Sir Keir said “this guy has a pass for the 2019 conference,” adding: “while he has been protesting we have been changing the party.
The prime minister also said that pensioners will be better off under Labour despite the controversial cut to winter fuel payments.
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