Starmer says Labour should win next election under Burnham based on his government's achievements
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Morgan Ofori
17h ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
In his first interview since announcing he would stand down, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that Labour "should go on to win the next election" under his likely successor Andy Burnham, based on the work already done by his government. Starmer pointed to the 2024 general election victory, addressing child poverty, and improving NHS waiting lists as key achievements. He also said he holds no "personal animosity" toward Burnham, who is expected to succeed him as Labour leader.
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I hold no personal animosity toward Burnham
His government had stabilised the economy
Prime minister holds no ‘personal animosity’ toward likely successor and stresses he has a platform to build on

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