Keir Starmer interview

Keir Starmer visits Sandwell College; ENGLAND: West Midlands: West Bromwich: Sandwell College: EXT Keir Starmer MP (Labour leader) interview SOT. re ALLEGATIONS UNDERMINING TRUST IN GOVT: - These do undermine trust in government - Many people lived through a very difficult year - Why on earth isn't the government concentrating on jobs - They've been through a really hard time - Many businesses would have loved to WhatsApp the PM - That privileged access - Corrupting our politics - Need to get to the heart of it re JOHNSON LOCKDOWN COMMENTS: - I was astonished to see those words - It's for the PM to explain it - Everybody would be deeply concerned - Those families who have lost someone during the pandemic re LABOUR MESSAGE FAILING IN BLACK COUNTRY: - Big teams out - Talking to people every day - Feed back has been positive - Result is as week on Thursday - Fighting for every vote re WEST OF ENGLAND MAYORAL CANDIDATE: - We've got big teams out - We're talking to people one-to-one on their doorsteps - Asking them the issues they're most concerned about - I have to earn every single vote - Doing that day-in day-out - Vote a week on Thursday matters above all else - Jobs, protecting NHS frontline and crime and law and order - We need to earn every vote - Working every minute, every hour, every day as we go into this election re SHIFT AGAINST LABOUR IN WEST MIDLANDS: - We've got excellent candidates - Running very positive campaign - Lost badly in December 2019 - My job is to rebuild trust and connection in Labour - A mountain we have to climb - Listening to what people are telling us