There has been an outpouring of support for Sir Keir Starmer after the MP for Holborn and St Pancras was announced as the new Labour leader.
The former shadow Brexit secretary won the contest with a mandate that rivals that of Jeremy Corbyn in 2015, winning a majority across every section.
Tweeting a video shortly after he results were announced, he said it is the “honour and privilege of [his] life” to be elected as the new Labour leader.
Early reaction from within the Labour camp has certainly been encouraging, with one MP telling Lewis Goodall:
“Thrilled. For the first time in ten years we’ve got a leader who looks like a prime minister. In fact, we’ve got a leader who looks more like a prime minister than the prime minister does.”
David Lammy also said he was “joyous, excited and ecstatic about this result”.
Lisa Nandy also tweeted her heartfelt congratulations to Sir Keir.
She said the “road back to power is steep but it does not have to be long.”
Starmer has also won plaudits for tackling the anti-Semitism crisis head-on early doors, issuing an apology to the community as he tries to build bridges.
