British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will remain in office at least until the parliamentary summer recess, despite a wave of rumors regarding a possible change in the leadership of the Labour Party. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated this in an interview with Sky News, UNN reports.
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According to Nandy, "feverish speculation" has been circulating around Starmer's future in recent days, but no official steps have been taken to change the party leader.
Despite the frantic speculation that has been occurring every hour over the past week, most of it has turned out to be just froth and nonsense
The Labour Party called for a focus on the government's work
The Secretary noted that during a Cabinet meeting, Keir Starmer made it clear: if anyone wants to challenge him, there is an official procedure within the party to launch a leadership contest.
At the same time, Nandy emphasized that no one has initiated such a process yet.
We must get on with the job. We promised people that this would change their lives
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Amid numerous rumors, British media have discussed the possible ambitions of other Labour figures, including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
Nandy stated that the constant changing of leaders only weakens power and hinders the government's work.
When you have this kind of navel-gazing, eventually things in government just grind to a halt
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