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At least 70 Labour MPs demand Starmer resign – media

RT International·RT·21 days ago
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The UK Prime Minister has acknowledged catastrophic losses in last week’s local election, but vowed to stay in office At least 70 Labour MPs are demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign, Sky News reported on Monday. This comes after the party came out as the biggest loser in last week’s local elections, relinquishing more than 1,300 council seats across the country. In addition to dozens of lawmakers calling for Starmer to go, at least three junior members of his government have so far resigned from their positions, Sky News reported. Under Labour rules, a formal leadership challenge would require backing by at least 81 party MPs, a fifth of the party’s total roster in the House of Commons. Former foreign secretary and Labour MP Catherine West announced that she’s gathering support to kickstart the process and elect a new leader by September. “The results last Thursday show that the PM has failed to inspire hope,” she wrote on X.…

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