It’s still unclear whether there will be a leadership contest or an uncontested handover of power
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Starmer expected to announce exit plan to clear way for Burnham to become PM
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‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection
All the national newspapers are splashing on the fate of Keir Starmer. The BBC has a summary including pictures of all the front pages. Two papers, the Times and the Daily Telegraph, have headlines saying Burnham wants to be PM by September.
Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, was on the Today programme this morning putting the Conservative party’s case on Keir Starmer being replaced. He said having a new PM would not make much difference because the government’s problems were down to the views of Labour MPs. He said:
Constitutionally there doesn’t have to be a general election, you can change prime ministers. What matters is whether the prime minister has the support of MPs in parliament.
But I have to say that there, it’s not just Keir Starmer’s legitimacy that is being called into question, it’s Labour’s. Continue reading…
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