She told Sky’s Sophie Ridge: “Little of a year ago we suffered one of the worst general election defeats in our history.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “So we always knew it was going to take a long time to regain the trust of the British people once more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “But I think we have made tremendous progress over the course of that time under Keir Starmer’s new leadership.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n JUST IN: Brexit LIVE: EU shellfish ban a ‘sign of what is to come’ – academic<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “If you had said to me in December 2019 that we would have made the progress we have made already I would have taken off your right arm to have been making such fantastic progress.<\/p>\n “But of course after such a terrible defeat it will take time to regain the trust of the British people once more.<\/p>\n “But I think there is at the same time an expectation from the British people that we are constructive in the opposition that we put to the government.<\/p>\n “This is a crisis like no other,” she added.<\/p>\n Host Sophie Ridge sought to address criticism of Keir Starmer coming from the left of the Labour Party.<\/p>\n She asked the Shadow Minister: “Those on the left would like you to take a few more risks,<\/p>\n “To call for things that aren’t just going to happen anyway.<\/p>\n “Is the problem that Labour at the minute is just a bit boring?”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/Starmer-faces-claim-Labour-party-has-become-boring-under-his-leadership-1397888.jpg?r=1613386670339\")
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