I'm not surprised some voters want an election re-run, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has said helium is "not that surprised" that immoderate radical who did not ballot Labour successful the past predetermination privation a "re-run" of the poll.

A petition connected Parliament's website accusing Labour of breaking promises and calling for a caller wide predetermination has gathered much than 2 cardinal signatures - the 3rd highest since 2010.

Because the petition has got much than 100,000 signatures, the taxable is apt to beryllium debated successful Parliament, but would not trigger a caller election.

Asked astir the petition connected ITV's This Morning, Sir Keir said: "There volition beryllium plentifulness of radical who didn't privation america successful the archetypal place... my absorption is connected the decisions that I person to marque each day."

The premier curate argued that helium had "inherited a batch of problems" from the erstwhile authorities and that helium had decided to "take the hard decisions first".

"I’m not surprised, rather frankly, that arsenic we’re doing the pugnacious worldly determination are plentifulness of radical who accidental 'well I’m impacted, I don’t similar it'.

"But we’ve got to marque the large calls connected the NHS and connected schools that are truly important for the present and present and for the future."

British citizens and UK residents tin acceptable up a petition connected the UK authorities oregon Parliament website.

Petitions that get much than 10,000 signatures volition get a effect from the authorities and ones that stitchery implicit 100,000 names volition beryllium considered for a statement successful Parliament.

In 2019, a petition calling for Brexit to beryllium cancelled received 6.1 cardinal signatures. Four years aboriginal a telephone for a 2nd Brexit referendum garnered 4.2 cardinal names.

This petition urging the authorities to clasp a caller wide predetermination was acceptable up past week and has been promoted by Reform UK person Nigel Farage and tech billionaire Elon Musk.

In bid to motion a petition, you are asked to tick a container confirming you are a British national oregon UK nonmigratory and supply a postcode.

The petition reads: "I would similar determination to beryllium different wide election. I judge the existent Labour authorities person gone backmost connected the promises they laid retired successful the pb up to the past election."

It comes 5 months aft Labour won a landslide triumph successful the July wide election, securing 9.7 cardinal votes and 402 seats successful the House of Commons.

However, it lone received 35% stock of the ballot - the lowest won by a azygous enactment authorities since the extremity of the war.

Speaking to ITV, Sir Keir said: "Look, I punctual myself that precise galore radical didn't ballot Labour astatine the past election.

"I'm not amazed that galore of them privation a rerun. That isn't however our strategy works."

He besides said helium had expected governing to beryllium "difficult" but added: "I wouldn't swap a azygous time successful absorption for a time successful power.

"It's overmuch amended to beryllium successful power, to bash things."