Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge pred 11 urami in 13 minutami Prime minister says process for challenging a leader has not been triggered and Labour should get on with governing• UK politics live – latest updates• Who are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met.In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside pred 11 urami in 15 minutami Exclusive: Marie Rimmer backs Keir Starmer and deals blow to Greater Manchester mayor’s byelection hopesUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s hopes of returning to Westminster were dealt a blow on Tuesday as the Merseyside MP whose seat had been named by key allies for a potential byelection said she would not stand down and backed Keir Starmer to stay in office.Marie Rimmer, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, said the mayor of Greater Manchester had not spoken to her “in years” – and that her priority was to avoid the chaos of a leadership contest. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At Netflix Is a Joke, the Attention Economy Rules the Festival pred 11 urami in 19 minutami Though stand-up by stars like John Mulaney and Dave Chappelle were on the program, roasts, podcasts and other shows that incorporated comedy were hot.(New York Times)
Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham pred 11 urami in 20 minutami With Starmer under growing pressure to resign, Growth and Tribune groups put forward ideas for policy revampsUK politics live – latest updatesGroups connected to the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer.The Labour Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group of Labour MPs, allied to Burnham, have published competing visions for how Britain should be run, including sweeping tax cuts, help with the cost of living and big changes to government machinery. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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