Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government will "defeat the decline and division offered by others" by "staying the course" with its efforts to improve public services and the cost of living.In a new year message, the Prime Minister acknowledged life is still "harder than it should be" for many Britons but promised more people will begin to feel "a sense of hope" in the coming months.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government will "defeat the decline and division offered by others" by "staying the course" with its efforts to improve public services and the cost of living.In a new year message, the Prime Minister acknowledged life is still "harder than it should be" for many Britons but promised more people will begin to feel "a sense of hope" in the coming months.