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Keir Starmer: “I want to complete the work I was elected into government to do. And therefore that’s why I’ve always said I’m not going…”

On the recordJune 12, 2026
I want to complete the work I was elected into government to do. And therefore that’s why I’ve always said I’m not going to walk away from the commitment that I made in 2024 to serve my country and the mandate that I won from the British public in order to do so.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

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On his commitment to serve as Prime Minister.

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