LONDON, July 5, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Labour leader Keir Starmer declared that the UK was "ready for change" after a general election put him on course to become Britain's new prime minister on Friday.
 
   "The change begins right here, because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted. It is now time for us to deliver," he said, after being re-elected to his seat in north London.