Lisa Nandy says no candidate has launched a challenge to Keir Starmer, despite ‘feverish speculation’ around Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said the prime minister Keir Starmer will not have resigned by the school summer holidays, despite a major challenge to his leadership after the local election results. “He was very clear with the cabinet on Tuesday, that if people want to challenge him there is a process for doing that, there is a way to trigger a leadership contest,” Nandy said. “Nobody has done that yet, despite the absolute feverish speculation. Continue reading...
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Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – UK politics live
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has dismissed speculation about a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer as "froth and nonsense." She stated that despite "feverish speculation" surrounding potential challengers like Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, no candidate has officially launched a bid to replace Starmer. Nandy emphasized that Starmer made it clear to the cabinet that a formal process exists for triggering a leadership contest, and no one has yet initiated it.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has dismissed speculation about a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer as "froth and nonsense." She stated that despite "feverish speculation" surrounding potential challengers like Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, no candidate has officially launched a bid to replace Starmer. Nandy emphasized that Starmer made it clear to the cabinet that a formal process exists for triggering a leadership contest, and no one has yet initiated it. She also indicated that Starmer does not intend to resign before the school summer holidays.
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