Labour MPs party at karaoke after Keir Starmer's big speech

Labour’s Jon Ashworth and Lisa Nandy belt out Pulp’s ‘Common People’ as they party the night away at karaoke after Keir Starmer’s big speech

Labour frontbenchers joined revellers partying the night away after Keir Starmer’s big conference speech.

Shadow cabinet ministers Jon Ashworth and Lisa Nandy were among those taking to the karaoke mic at the Mirror party.

As the cocktails flowed, the pair performed an enthusiastic duet of Pulp’s Common People – an homage to the class divide.

They also did a version of Rick Astley’s classic Never Going to Give You Up at the traditional end of conference blowout.

Sir Keir made an appearance at the event, making light of the extraordinary security breach that saw a stage invader interrupt his big speech. He said he had glittered his hair especially.

However, the Labour leader made a swift exit before the celebrations became more raucous. Others who tried out their vocal cords included former deputy leader Tom Watson and MP Kevin Brennan, who chose Robbie Williams’ Angels.

Shadow cabinet ministers Jon Ashworth and Lisa Nandy were among those taking to the karaoke mic at the Mirror party

Sir Keir’s controversial chief of staff – and former civil service Partygate investigator – Sue Gray was also spotted at the party clad in a leather jacket.

The bash reflected the euphoric mood at the conference, with activists increasingly confident they are on the edge of power. Polls have been showing Labour with a constistent double-digit lead with potentially less than a year until a general election. 

In a round of interviews this morning as the conference wraps up, Sir Keir boasted that Labour is ‘in the right place’ to win power.

He pointed to striking by-election wins in Selby and Rutherglen as he dismissed criticism that voters still do not know where he stands.

In a round of interviews as the gathering in Liverpool wraps up, the leader also dodged committing to quit if does not deliver on a pledge to build 1.5million new homes.

Sir Keir denied that the policy – which would involve scrapping protections for parts of the green belt – was ‘wishful thinking’.

He said that unlike other governments he was willing to overhaul the planning system. 

Sir Keir said his instant reaction to the speech disruption had been not to let the ‘idiot’ protester ‘ruin four years of hard work’.

Others who tried out their vocal cords included former deputy leader Tom Watson and MP Kevin Brennan, who chose Robbie Williams ‘ Angels

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