Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declared he will “never walk away” from his mandate to change the country, as Welsh Labour MPs accused him of undermining devolution. In a speech, Starmer emphasised his focus on the cost of living and fighting for those held back by the system, referencing his own family's struggles and his brother's experience of job insecurity.
Starmer dismissed calls for internal party conflict, stating the real fight is against right-wing politics and the politics of grievance, which he said would “tear our country apart”. He described Britain as a compassionate country and pledged to serve every part of it.
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham publicly backed Starmer while urging him to show more boldness and accept contributions from others within Labour. Scottish Labour sources justified Anas Sarwar's call for Starmer to resign by arguing a leadership challenge could still materialise.
Matthew Doyle, Starmer's former communications chief, apologised for a friendship with a paedophile councillor and will give up the Labour whip in the Lords. Labour confirmed the whip was being withdrawn pending an investigation.
