The Labour leader knows the opinion poll shows power is within his grasp. Forecasts suggest he could even make history with the largest ever Labour majority in parliament – winning by even more than Tony Blair achieved with his 1997 landslide.
Yet the event had an air of deliberate caution, tempered by fears of comparisons with 1992 and that the feeling a Labour government is already guaranteed will see the party leak votes to the Lib Dems and the Greens.
What was the event?
Sir Keir and his deputy Angela Rayner spoke to around 400 activists at an invite-only meeting at the Royal Horticultural Halls, a short walk from 10 Downing Street, the house he is on course to make his home on Thursday.
But he warned Labour activists the “hardest mile” was still ahead and asked them to imagine waking up to another five years of Tory government. That “could happen”, he said, because polls suggest millions of people have yet to decide how they will vote.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 01, 2024 من The Independent.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 01, 2024 من The Independent.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Here's everything to watch out for once the polls close
John Rentoul on the seats worth staying up for, potential Portillo moments’ and when’s best to take a power nap
Could a postal vote delay affect the election results?
Britain’s failing public services have been something of a theme in the general election. Now, it seems an important part of the election process itself is failing, with questions over the slow delivery of ballot papers for postal voting in some areas.
Johnson returns to the trail just as campaigning finishes
Boris Johnson has lent his support to Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail as pollsters forecast their party could win a lower share of the vote than at any past general election”.
Farage leads social media with 40 billion video views
Politician much more popular online than mainstream rivals
'Silly Rishi': Tory hits out at Sunak's attack on Starmer
A former Conservative cabinet minister has branded as desperate” Rishi Sunak’s attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for time with his family in Downing Street.
Sunak poll bump 'too little, too late' on road to oblivion
Rishi Sunak is on the verge of leading the Conservative Party to the worst defeat in its 346-year history, according to a new poll for The Independent.
An emergency cut short our trip - can we get a refund?
I am sorry to hear of the reason for curtailing the holiday. In such circumstances, the first issue is the arrangement for returning home early.
'Winning ugly' Raducanu evokes Three Lions spirit
It’s been two years since Emma Raducanu – 2021’s breakthrough British sporting star – strode out onto the Wimbledon stage with the weight of an expectant crowd on her shoulders.
Southgate hopes the lessons of 1966 can inspire success
As the Three Lions scrape through to the quarter-finals at Euro 2024, the England manager is drawing on history to keep his whole squad of players hungry
Shootout sends below-par Portugal into quarter-finals
The Cristiano Ronaldo show rumbled into Frankfurt, and it didn’t disappoint.
