Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign
Summary
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former Deputy Leader Harriet Harman as unpaid advisers to help address Labour's recent election losses. Brown will focus on international finance partnerships related to defense, while Harman will advise on issues concerning women and girls. Labour faces calls from some MPs for Starmer to resign, but others defend him and want to avoid ongoing leadership disputes.Key Facts
- Keir Starmer appointed Gordon Brown as adviser on global finance to help with defense investments.
- Harriet Harman will advise Starmer on women’s issues, including violence and economic opportunities.
- Both roles are part-time and unpaid but signal Starmer’s effort to show strong leadership.
- Labour lost over 1,400 council seats in England and lost power in Wales for the first time.
- The party also lost seats in Scotland and saw voters shift to Reform UK and the Greens.
- Some Labour MPs want Starmer to set a timetable for stepping down as leader within months.
- Other Labour figures, like Deputy Leader Lucy Powell and Harriet Harman, support Starmer staying on.
- Starmer plans to give a speech calling for closer ties with the EU as part of a premiership relaunch.
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