Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer and @AngelaRayner on their election as leader and deputy. We look forward to working with you both to elect a Labour government that will carry out the kind of transformational policies our country needs. 1/8
We also want to thank @RLong_Bailey for running a principled, left wing campaign full of big ideas, building on the programme she has worked on for the last four years. 2/8
In four and a half years, Jeremy Corbyn and the movement around him has changed our party and country for the better, giving a voice to the hopes of millions who felt unrepresented in politics. 3/8
Austerity as a political project has been defeated and the days when Labour cheered on privatisation, pursued illegal wars and demonised migrants are over. Our membership has tripled, we have double the number of left MPs and our party brims with ideas for a socialist future. 4/8
Keir has pledged support for most of the programme, including the public ownership of rail, mail, energy and water, a Green New Deal, kicking the privatisers out of the NHS, scrapping tuition fees, closing down detention centres and taxing the top 5%. 5/8
His mandate is to build on Jeremy’s transformative vision, and this means appointing a broad shadow cabinet who believe in the policies and will work with members to make them a reality. 6/8
In this new era Momentum will play a new role. We’ll hold Keir to account and make sure he keeps his promises, champion big ideas like the Green New Deal, build the power of Labour members and do everything we can to get a Labour government elected. 7/8
