UK's Starmer says he will stand in any leadership contest

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed he will stand in any leadership contest, despite expressing reservations about a potential challenge to his position.

UK's Starmer says he will stand in any leadership contest
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British ​Prime ‌Minister Keir Starmer ​said on Friday he would ‌stand in any leadership contest, after potential rival Andy Burnham ‌won a vote for a parliamentary ‌seat to return to Westminster, paving the way for a challenge.

Starmer ⁠told ​reporters ⁠that he did not think ⁠a leadership challenge would be good ​for the country but he ⁠added: "If there is a contest ... then ⁠yes ​I will run, I will stand." "I've said ⁠repeatedly I'm not going to ⁠walk ⁠away from that."

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