Keir Starmer boasts Labour is on track for power as he launches local election ... trends now
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Keir Starmer boasted that Labour is on track for power today as he launched the party's local election campaign.
Sir Keir insisted 'Britain wants change' as he kicked off a push for the May 2 contests alongside Angela Rayner in the West Midlands.
They have also surprisingly heaped praise on Boris Johnson's 'Levelling Up' drive, saying the ex-PM was 'on to something' - although they argued that Rishi Sunak had wrecked it.
Ms Rayner said voters should 'send the Tories a clear message' in the looming council and mayoral contests.
Sir Keir also joked about his deputy's fondness for Venom cocktails, which she once recalled had left a fellow politician sleeping in a dog basket.
The gag came after Ms Rayner introduced him as someone who 'always gets his round in'.
Keir Starmer insisted 'Britain wants change' as he kicked off a push for the May 2 contests alongside Angela Rayner in the West Midlands
Sir Keir also joked about his deputy Angela Rayner's fondness for Venom cocktails, which she once recalled had left a fellow politician sleeping in a dog basket
Sir Keir told the audience: 'I was hoping
