Starmer resigns as prime minister as Streeting backs Burnham for leadership - UK politics live
The prime minister said a new leader will be in place before parliament returns in September Full report: Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory Wes Streeting backs Andy Burnham to become Labour leader and PM This is from Tom Baldwin , Keir Starmer’s biographer, and head of communications for Ed Miliband when he was Labour leader. We seem to be in a strange place where Keir Starmer is being told he must quit to prevent more uncertainty and chaos (by
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04.37 EDTStarmer says he accepts 'with good grace' that he is not best person to lead Labour into next electionStarmer says he accepts the decision he has to go with good grace. double quotation markThe question being asked now is not who was best placed to change the Labour party, to take us into power and to begin the vital work of improving lives for millions of people. Those questions have been answered. The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace. Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour party.
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