The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, made his first speech as prime minister outside Downing Street on Friday, saying that he would rebuild Britain and govern with a focus on placing the country first and his party’s interests second. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Starmer said actions, not words, would heal the trust deficit with government, and said that he had been given a clear mandate for change. He also paid tribute during his speech to his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, on becoming the first British Asian prime minister, thanking him for his dedication General election 2024: live news ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jul/04/general-election-2024-uk-live-labour-tories-starmer-sunak-results-exit-poll General election results in full ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/jul/04/uk-general-election-results-2024-live-in-full The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #politics #ukelection #keirstarmer #starmer #generalelection #labour #primeminister