Today, we can begin a new chapter...

Keir plea to voters. as poll shows 212 Labour majority

- JOHN STEVENS and DAVE BURKE

KEIR Starmer has told how Britain today has the chance to end the Tory misery that has blighted millions of lives, and embrace a brighter future by voting in a Labour government.

His party stands on the brink of a historic General Election victory after a YouGov MRP poll last night suggested it would win 431 seats, while Rishi Sunak's party limps into second place with 102.

That would give Labour a majority of 212 in the Commons, the biggest secured by any PM since 1832.

It would mark one of the most sensational political comebacks ever given their battering in the 2019 election as traditional supporters in red wall areas turned their backs on the party in droves.

Urging voters to give him a chance in No 10 to prove he has the answer to the problems of a country wracked by division, Mr Starmer said: "Britain's future is on the ballot. Today, vote to turn the page on the last 14 years.

"Vote for a changed Labour Party that is now ready to serve and change Britain.

"Britain can begin a new chapter. A new age of hope and opportunity after 14 years of chaos and decline." He vowed to set about urgently repairing the damage years of cruel Tory austerity has inflicted on the country, that left households with higher mortgages and fuel bills, and less cash to pay for them in the cost-of-living crisis.