Keir Starmer

"Whats clear, from the CBI and others, is that there is no result that would be worse for the British economy than leaving [the EU] with no deal"

"[I ask] the question of the role the police should play, if any, in civil society. Who are they protecting and from what?"

"I don’t think there are big issues on which I’ve changed my mind. The big issue we were grappling with then was how the Labour Party, or the left generally, bound together the wider movement and its strands of equality – feminist politics, green politics, LGBT – which I thought was incredibly exciting, incredibly important."

"So let me be very clear: with Labour, Britain will not go back into the EU. We will not be joining the single market. We will not be joining a customs union."

"Ive got to do Kinnock and Blairs job in one term."

"Today I want to set out whats at stake for Britain, because while politics is always about choices, the choice now is as stark as it gets. We face a battle for the soul of our country, who we are, who were for, and the Labour choices of Britian is that its greener, fairer, and more dynamic."

"The only mandate shes ever had was from members opposite. It was a mandate built on fantasy economics, and it ended in disaster. The countrys got nothing to show for it except the destruction of the economy and the implosion of the Tory Party. Ive got the list here: 45p tax cut, gone. Corporation tax cut, gone. 20p tax cut, gone. Two-year energy freeze, gone. Tax-free shopping, gone. Economic credibility, gone! And her supposed best friend the former chancellor, hes gone as well. Theyre all gone! So why is she still here?"

"We took the decision to leave and we have left. So now what we need to do is rather than just sticking with the deal weve got which is not good enough, we need to make Brexit work."

"[Opposing a future Scottish independence referendum regardless of the Supreme Court in London potentially deciding to accept the Scottish Parliament has a legal right to hold one.] Its good the case has gone to court because I think its better to have legal certainty, so we all know the basis on which were operating [...] All the court is going to be able to rule is, if it does rule in favour, is that there could or can be, [that] its legally permissible to have a referendum. That doesnt answer the political question, which is should there be a referendum?"

"The Labour Party I lead today is unrecognisable from 2019. There are those who dont like that change, who still refuse to see the reality of what had gone on under the previous leadership. To them I say in all candour: we are never going back. If you don’t like it, nobody is forcing you to stay."

"The Labour Party I lead is patriotic. It is a party of public service, not protest. It is a party of equality, justice and fairness; one that proudly puts the needs of working people above any fringe interest. It is a party that doesnt just talk about change – it delivers it."

"The principle of what I want to achieve is clear: if you are anti-Semitic, you cannot and should not be in the Labour Party. No ifs, no buts."