Keir Starmer tells cabinet he wants to ‘resolve difficult issues’ before leaving No 10 – UK politics live
He said they achieved a great deal and done important work, which is not just reflected in policies and announcements but in the impact on real people’s lives. The prime minister said he wanted whoever became the next prime minister to succeed. He added he wanted an orderly transition, as he set out yesterday and would seek to resolve difficult issues in the coming weeks to support the successor.
- ▪He said they achieved a great deal and done important work, which is not just reflected in policies and announcements but in the impact on real people’s lives.
- ▪The prime minister said he wanted whoever became the next prime minister to succeed.
- ▪He added he wanted an orderly transition, as he set out yesterday and would seek to resolve difficult issues in the coming weeks to support the successor.
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07.43 EDTStarmer tells cabinet he wants to 'resolve difficult issues' before Burnham becomes PM, implying he wants final say on defence investment planKeir Starmer has told the cabinet that he wants to “resolve difficult issues” before leaves Downing Street.In a fresh indication of his determination to finalise and publish the defence investment plan before Andy Burnham replaces him, he said he saw it has his job to sort out some outstanding problems in his remaining weeks in office.At the No 10 lobby briefing, describing what Starmer told cabinet about his decision to stand down, the PM’s spokesperson said: double quotation markThe prime minister said he wants to thank the cabinet for their hard work over the last two years.
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