Starmer picks EU anthem as music that ‘sums up Labour Party’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has picked the EU anthem as the piece of classical music that “sums up the Labour Party”. Asked what piece of classical music best sums up Labour, Sir Keir told Classic FM: “One of the pieces I’ve got is Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, the choral Ode to Joy. It has got a sense of destiny and is hugely optimistic Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer “You’re getting everybody, Beethoven’s getting everybody on to the stage for this. “There are many others that I could associate with the Labour Party, but that sense of moving forward to a better place is incredibly powerful.” Sir Keir has made clear that returning to the EU’s single market or customs union is a line Labour does not want to cross and the party said it would not put the UK in a position where it is a “rule-taker” if it wins power.