The Prime Minister made the vow as he faces growing calls to stand down.
Starmer (Image: Getty)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to stop “far-right agitators” from travelling to London for a Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally.
Mr Starmer said he will block “far-right agitators” from coming to the UK for a march planned on Saturday (May 16), saying the demonstration was “designed to confront and intimidate”. The “Unite the Kingdom, Unite the West” rally, publicly supported by Tommy Robinson, is scheduled to walk through London.
Mr Starmer’s words came after he also vowed to prove his “doubters” wrong as he fought back against calls for him to quit.
The Prime Minister said his party would “be better and do better” as he took responsibility for Labour’s electoral mauling across England, Scotland and Wales last week.
The Prime Minister said he will “block far-right agitators”. (Image: Getty)
Describing the election results as “tough”, he told an audience in central London: “I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility.
“But it’s not just about taking responsibility for the results. It’s about taking responsibility to explain how, as a political and electoral force, we will be better and do better in the months and years ahead.”
Sir Keir also issued a warning to his party, saying Britain was “not just facing dangerous times, but dangerous opponents, very dangerous opponents”.
He said: “This hurts, not just because Labour has done badly, but because if we don’t get this right, our country will go down a very dark path.”
His speech today (Monday, May 11) was billed as setting out sweeping changes to tackle the “big challenges” confronting the UK in a bid to shore up support for his premiership.
The Prime Minister pledged to go further in his “reset” in relations with the EU, saying his Government would be defined by putting Britain at the “heart of Europe”.
Today’s speech came after a weekend of speculation about potential leadership challenges, with former minister Catherine West suggesting she would launch an attempt to topple Sir Keir if a Cabinet member did not step forward instead. Mr Starmer said he would fight any leadership challenge, saying he would not “walk away”.
