In his maiden address as general election candidate, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to "stop the chaos" and said that voting for Labour would be "a vote for stability."

The Labour leader attempted to outline his party's message to voters by criticizing the Conservatives' leadership of the nation and emphasizing his party's promise of "change."

at contrast to Rishi Sunak's soggy speech at Downing Street, Sir Keir made his remarks on the election being "an opportunity for change" while indoors in central London.

He said: “Over the course of the last four years, we have changed the Labour Party, returned it once more to the service of working people.

“All we ask now, humbly, is to do exactly the same for our country and return Britain to the service of working people.”

Labour begins the campaign in a strong position, with a 20-point lead over the Conservatives, but with a stiff challenge after suffering its worst defeat in decades in 2019.