Peckham MP Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns as minister

"The housing, communities and local government minister and MP for Peckham Miatta Fahnbulleh has told BBC London her constituents made it "really clear they had lost faith and confidence in the prime minister" , following her resignation from Sir Keir Starmer's government. She added: "There had been too many mistakes, [such as] the winter fuel payment, disability cuts, that suggested we weren't clear about our values and our purpose and mission as a government. "We weren't delivering the scale and change that they want, with the vision, the clarity, the pace that they want.""

"Fahnbulleh is one of four ministers who have resigned, and one of more than 80 MPs urging Sir Keir to quit. In contrast to Fahnbulleh, MP for Eltham and Chislehurst Clive Efford has called for "calm". He told BBC London: "This will go on and on if we have a leadership contest and the government is forced into limbo. "We need to calm down. Country first, party second.""

"He added: "I understand the disappointment of last week. I think there are lots of reasons for that, including the performance of the prime minister. But as we've seen with markets at the moment, where government borrowing is going through the roof - which is going to have an impact on people's household incomes. "For the time being, at least, Keir Starmer should stay; he won a big mandate at the last election.""

""I mean, in London, we have more councillors and more councils than Tony Blair had after the first local elections. "So, when you drop down from such a high, it may well look that we've lost an enormous amount of ground, but we still hold a number of councils in London and we are a significant force in London and I think that the prime minister has time to turn things around.""

The housing, communities and local government minister and MP for Peckham said constituents had lost faith and confidence in the prime minister after her resignation from the government. She pointed to mistakes including the winter fuel payment and disability cuts, saying they suggested unclear values and purpose. She said the government was not delivering the scale of change people wanted, lacking vision, clarity, and pace. She was one of four ministers who resigned, alongside more than 80 MPs urging the prime minister to quit. Another MP called for calm, warning that a leadership contest could leave the government in limbo. He said borrowing costs were rising and would affect household incomes, and argued the prime minister should stay to turn things around.

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