Keir Starmer is addressing Labour party staff - telling them they put their "heart and soul" into campaign and he is "proud" of them.
But he admits there's no hiding the "bitter disappointment" of results - partic Hartlepool. "I share that".
But he admits there's no hiding the "bitter disappointment" of results - partic Hartlepool. "I share that".
Starmer tells staff he is "incredibly proud and delighted" of Mark Drakeford's Welsh result & "really pleased" with Anas Sarwar's campaign in Scotland.
"The victories for metro mayors, in councils we won and in Wales shows the difference we can make in power".
"The victories for metro mayors, in councils we won and in Wales shows the difference we can make in power".
Starmer: We're still too internally focused - not good enough yet at focusing on voters. We've been losing elections for 11 yrs. We'll be spelling out what a post-pandemic, post-austerity Britain outside EU looks like. Labour is going to be about going forward to something better
Starmer: We must be honest about scale of challenge - but bold and determined about what we will build in this country. That means rethinking the way the economy is run. The current model doesn't work and we will be the party that grasps this.
Starmer also says Labour needs to have "bold offer" on skills and education for young people, who have been so badly hit by Covid, and a "radical rethink" of public services. "We need to change fast"
Starmer also wants to bring people back together - rather than focusing on dividing them like Boris's Johnson's culture wars.
"For too long people have been set against each other, old v young, black v white, town v city. Our values are about bringing them together."
"For too long people have been set against each other, old v young, black v white, town v city. Our values are about bringing them together."
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