Starmer: Blackpool speaks for the whole country
In a speech alongside newly elected MP Chris Webb, Sir Keir Starmer said the result in Blackpool South had sent a message “directly to the Prime Minister” demanding a change. Labour’s Chris Webb won the Blackpool South parliamentary seat with a swing of 26.33% from the Tories. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 It is incredible to have won by such a swing, 26% swing.
00:06 That's the fifth swing of over 20% to the Labour Party in by-elections in recent months and years.
00:13 It is a fantastic result, a really first-class result.
00:18 And here in Blackpool, a message has been sent directly to the Prime Minister,
00:23 directly to the Prime Minister, because this was a parliamentary vote.
00:28 This was directly to Rishi Sunak to say we're fed up with your decline,
00:34 your chaos and your division and we want change.