Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister and leader of Labour Party

 

Keir Starmer has stepped down as Labour leader and prime minister after accepting that his party does not believe he is best placed to lead the country into the next general election.

Keir Starmer says he will step down as Labour leader and prime minister after accepting that his party does not believe he is best placed the lead the country into the next general election.

The prime minister mentioned his achievements in office as he announced his resignation, which shows he is “probably very sore about being forced out of office”, Rigby says, giving her reflections.

“A very dignified speech. We were talking about whether he feels anger, if he does privately, none of that on display.

“People were saying he would put the best interests of the country first. That’s clearly what he’s done.”

Polanksi said: “Starmer lost the confidence of the country because of his abject failure to challenge the power and wealth of an establishment which has taken for themselves while leaving the vast majority in a cost of living crisis and facing the worst impacts of the climate and nature crisis.”

Referring to Andy Burnham likely becoming the next leader of the Labour Party, he said: “We are still waiting to see which version of Andy Burnham might be going to show up in Downing Street.

“If he becomes the next PM, Burnham must be bold or he will be bust,” Polanski added.

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey says Sir Keir Starmer’s successor must change the UK’s “broken politics”.

Responding to Starmer’s resignation, he said: “The British people are sick of being let down by an endless merry-go-round of prime ministers while nothing really changes for them.

“This time must be different. It can’t just be about changing who’s in No 10, it has to be about changing our broken politics so we can fix our country.”

Davey says the new leader should tackle the cost of living with a “bold new deal with Europe”, fix social care to end the NHS “crisis”, and give “power back to people”.

“Whoever becomes prime minister needs to drop the caution and complacency and show the ambition our country deserves,” he adds.

 

Source:BBC & Sky

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