"“I have listened to the Prime Minister's speech this morning. I welcome the renewed energy and ideas. However, I have reluctantly concluded that this morning's speech was too little too late. "The results last Thursday show that the PM has failed to inspire hope. What is best for the party and country now is for an orderly transition.”"
"“She added that she thought Sir Keir's speech had been "heartfelt", but it did not "change the mathematics of how many seats we lost on Thursday".”"
"“I'm not going to shy away from the fact that I've got some doubters, including in my own party. "I'm not going to shy away from the fact that I have to prove them wrong, and I will.”"
"“But following a speech in which Mr Starmer said he would not "walk away", the former Foreign Office minister said she would now canvass support within the party for the Prime Minister setting out a timetable for his resignation by September.”"
Catherine West previously planned to challenge Keir Starmer for party leadership to force the Cabinet to replace him as prime minister. After Starmer delivered a speech saying he would not “walk away,” West said she would instead seek support within the party for Starmer to set out a resignation timetable by September. West welcomed renewed energy and ideas but concluded the speech was “too little too late,” citing election results showing a failure to inspire hope. She said Starmer’s speech was heartfelt but did not change the seat losses. After Labour’s poor election performance, multiple Labour MPs called for Starmer to step down or announce a departure timetable. Starmer said he took responsibility for the losses while insisting he would fight on.
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