‘Hardest part lies ahead’ Starmer warns after Labour election boost

The Labour leader will meet with his shadow cabinet after last week’s local elections success.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrates local elections success (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer will warn his shadow cabinet the “hardest part lies ahead” as he welcomes signs that voters are returning to Labour after leaving over Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn.

The Labour leader will tell his top team on Tuesday they must demonstrate how Labour would create a “big reforming government” rather than relying on the Conservatives’ unpopularity.

But he will acknowledge there is “a lot of scepticism” about politics and tell them they must show they have plans that offer “not just reassurance, but the hope the country needs”.