UK housing minister 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 minister 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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