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UK transport minister reportedly calls on Starmer to resign as premier
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBritish transport minister Heidi Alexander has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his departure, the Financial Times reports, as Andy Burnham’s return to parliament fuels expectations of a leadership challenge.
The report says that she told Starmer today that it would be in the interests of the country and the Labour Party for him to step aside to allow an orderly transition to a new leader. Earlier today he vowed to stay on and fight any leadership challenge.
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