UK housing minster Reed: PM Starmer has made clear he would fight any leadership challenge - Sky News

Labour Housing Minister Steve Reed has stated that a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be a distraction from the party's government mission.

UK housing minster Reed: PM Starmer has made clear he would fight any leadership challenge - Sky News
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​Prime ​Minister Keir ‌Starmer has previously ​made clear he would ‌fight any leadership challenge, housing minster Steve Reed, a close ‌ally of Starmer, told ‌Sky News on Friday when asked about the British ⁠leader's ​future.

Starmer's ⁠leadership rival Andy Burnham cleared ⁠a path to ousting the prime ​minister overnight by winning ⁠a parliamentary seat.

Reed said it would ⁠be ​a distraction from Labour's mission in government ⁠if Starmer set out a ⁠timetable ⁠for his own departure.

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