UK's Starmer: fight for trust is the battle of our age

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer attends a Labour general election campaign event, in Redditch, Britain July 3, 2024. Pic credit: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters): Britain's incoming prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the fight for trust would be the "battle that defines our age" and he would be judged on his ability to show that politics could be a force for good in the world.

Starmer, set to lead a centre-left party into power just as the far right makes gains in Europe, said his mandate from the British people was a "great responsibility" and he pledged to start work straightaway on improving the country.