UK PM Starmer: I intend to fight any challenge to my leadership

Keir Starmer declared he will contest any leadership challenge, stating such a contest would be detrimental to the country. This comes after former health minister Wes Streeting indicated he is prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest as ea...

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he would fight any leadership challenge, adding that he ‌believed ⁠any such ⁠contest would be "a bad thing" for the country.

Former British health minister Wes Streeting told the BBC on Tuesday he would be ⁠prepared to ‌trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace ⁠Keir Starmer as prime minister as soon as next week.

"If there is a challenge, I intend to fight in any challenge to my leadership," Starmer ‌told the BBC at the G7 summit in Evian, France.


"I ⁠don't think there should be a challenge, because I think that is a bad thing for the country."
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