Starmer counts on promises he can fulfil to rebuild voters’ trust

First king's speech emphasises predictability and reliability with a programme of familiar, sometimes radical fixes and reforms

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Keir Starmer knows that restoring the faith of voters in the British political system will be key to the success, or otherwise, of his Labour government. The fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era," he said in his introduction to his first king's speech.

He knows from experience that trust is only won through competent delivery. During the election campaign Starmer recounted a story from Frank Dobson, the previous Holborn and St Pancras MP, about another predecessor.