"We have got the fight of our lives ahead of us, because we've got to take on Reform. We've got to beat them, and so now is not the time for introspection or navel gazing, Starmer told BBC News. We need to be in that fight united, said the British prime minister, whose support has plummeted over policy U-turns and a series of missteps."
"The comments come after reports of party members plotting Starmer's replacement, including Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who spoke to British media about potentially mounting a leadership challenge. Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from Liverpool, said the challenge for Burnham a popular figure within the party is that one has to be an MP to be able to run for prime minister."
Keir Starmer urged Labour to unite against Reform UK and focus electoral energy on defeating its immigration-focused platform. Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, plans policies framed as mass deportation and taps voter concern over immigration. Reports surfaced of party members plotting Starmer's replacement, with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham mentioned as a potential challenger, though a parliamentary seat is required to run for prime minister. Starmer faces criticism over policy U-turns, missteps, handling of Israel's war on Gaza, and pressure to relax fiscal rules to increase spending amid tensions between leftist demands and centrist market concerns before local elections in May.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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