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keir starmerAfter this, the leadership of the Labor Party has suffered a severe blow. Former cabinet minister Lucy PowellThose who criticized his leadership and policies were elected deputy leaders.
Ms Powell defeats Sir Keir’s preferred candidate bridget philipson The vote by 87,407 votes to 73,576 sent a clear message from Labor members that they wanted a change of direction. However, the turnout was only 16.6 percent.
The result is a major comeback for Ms Powell, who was sacked as Commons leader by Starmer last month in a reshuffle caused by the departure of Angela Rayner, who has now been chosen to replace her.
Additionally, Ms Powell, the MP for Manchester Central, is close to Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, whom many would like to see replace Sir Keir as leader.
it comes one after another Horrible week for the Prime Minister Which has put him in political trouble and MPs are openly discussing whether he will be replaced if the elections go badly next May.
is giving His last interview before the polls closed IndependentMs Powell warned that “we need to make some changes to the way we do things” as she acknowledged that the party “has not been able to control the agenda… We have made some mistakes, some missteps”.
He called for MPs suspended for rebelling over planned welfare cuts to be allowed back into the parliamentary party and pushed for a rapid change of direction on policies including two-child benefits and fairness in the budget.
Ms Powell further said that the party needed change after her victory.
He said: “We have to offer hope, offer the sea change that the country is crying out for.
“We must give ourselves a strong sense of our purpose, what we stand for, our labor values and beliefs.
“That’s what I’ve heard loud and clear across the country over the past few weeks. As Deputy, my job will be to bring those voices to the heart of our party.
“Because we are doing so many good things, people feel this government is not bold enough to bring about the kind of change we promised.”
He warned that the party needed to “build a progressive coalition” as Labour’s vote remains divided to the left and reiterated his warning that the party could not refuse “reform, reform” on issues such as immigration.
And he told the audience, including the Prime Minister, that the party “has not been bold enough” in government. He told them they needed to start “setting the agenda.”
The media were excluded from the event as Labor attempted to minimize media exposure on another difficult day for Sir Keir. The result was played in a small room with only a few invited guests.
Sir Keir was in attendance and speaking after Ms Powell welcomed his selection as her deputy.
He said: “I’m delighted to start working with Lucy as our new deputy leader. We’ll get going immediately.”
But he stressed that as a party “we must be united” amid concerns about divisions over the outcome.
He said: “Our job is to unite everyone in this country who is opposing [right-wing] Politics and he wants to defeat it once and for all. And that means we must move forward with the renewal that working people need to see.
Highlighting Tory MP Katie Lam’s comments about deporting migrants, she said this week highlighted the danger in politics.
“People need to look out their windows and see change and renewal in their communities, opportunities for their children, rebuilding public services, tackling the cost of living crisis. Renewal is the only answer to decline, grievance and division, and we have to keep doing it. This is the offer we must offer the people of Scotland, Wales and England next year, and that means we must come together. We must unite.”
This week his party lost the Caerphilly seat in Wales, a result he described as “bad” for the party after holding it for more than a century. It added that the investigation into grooming gangs is in crisis as victims have left the board and the last candidate to chair it has withdrawn.
Sir Keir’s much-hyped return deal to France also suffered a blow when it was revealed that one of those sent back in a “one in, one out” deal had returned on a small boat.
Meanwhile, a Techni UK poll confirmed that left-wing voters are abandoning Labour, giving gains to the Green Party, whose support has increased by three points to 12 per cent. Labor fell below 20 per cent to just 19 per cent for the first time since Jeremy Corbyn became leader.
Political opponents tried to take advantage of Sir Keir’s embarrassment after he sacked a deputy from his cabinet just weeks earlier.
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said: “Weak Keir Starmer has the candidate he didn’t want and who he had foisted on him by the Labor Party last month.”
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “The fact that the media were not allowed into this announcement says it all. Labor simply doesn’t listen.
“People are feeling frustrated and disappointed that the government has failed to deliver the change it promised, after years of Conservative chaos and neglect.”