London CNN —British voters have handed the Labour Party its first election victory in almost two decades, hoping that a new center-left government will revive Britain’s ailing economy and fix collapsing public services.
The win is a triumph for Keir Starmer, a former chief prosecutor who only entered parliament in 2015 and will become prime minister later Friday.
“It feels good, I have to be honest.”But Labour’s jubilation may soon give way to trepidation given the economic challenges ahead.
Making these problems even harder to solve: stubbornly low economic growth.
To some extent, the government is likely hoping economic growth will be stronger than forecast and help with both goals.
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