11 Labour Unions Predict Starmer Will Not Lead Next Election After Devastating Vote Losses
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Updated · The Guardian · May 13
11 Labour Unions Predict Starmer Will Not Lead Next Election After Devastating Vote Losses
8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 13
Eleven Labour-affiliated unions are set to issue a joint statement saying Keir Starmer will not lead the party into the next general election and that a plan for choosing a new leader will eventually be needed.
Last week’s devastating election results drove the intervention, with the unions saying Labour cannot stay on its current path and must shift economic policy and political strategy to deliver for working people.
The move deepens pressure on Starmer after more than 90 Labour MPs called for him to go and four ministers resigned, even though a feared challenge from Health Secretary Wes Streeting did not materialise.
Starmer told cabinet he would fight on and hoped Wednesday’s second King’s Speech would reset his premiership, but even loyal ministers privately doubt he can survive to the next election without a dramatic turnaround.
The clash also exposes Labour’s worsening ties with unions that help fund the party, despite government wins for organised labour on workers’ rights and the minimum wage.
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