"But he urged colleagues not to "drop the pilot" 18 months after Labour's return to power, arguing it would not "solve the country's problems"."
"Steve Wright, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One that "I don't think we can wait" until local elections in May, adding that "everybody's thinking it". He said that the government had become "distracted" by the episode and it had become a "trust and confidence issue" for Labour."
""I know that when it's a rough week it's easy to reach for lever, change the leader, change the leader's chief of staff, and think that will fix it," he said. "I think the country's had pretty good experience in the las"
A cabinet minister urged Labour MPs not to move against Sir Keir Starmer despite anger over Lord Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein, warning that replacing the leader would not solve the country's problems. Steve Wright, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, called for immediate change and said the episode had become a trust and confidence issue for Labour. Sir Keir sacked Lord Mandelson from the Washington role after emails showed he sent supportive messages to Jeffrey Epstein in 2008, while further revelations about a continued relationship after conviction renewed criticism. Sir Keir accused Mandelson of misrepresenting the relationship; Mandelson says he answered accurately.
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