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Labour MP says PM should go but pulls back from leadership challenge
Key takeaways
- Kate Whannel Political reporter BBCLabour MP Catherine West has pulled back from launching a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer but has called on him to set out a timetable for his departure in September.
- Over the weekend, the north London MP had threatened to kick-start a contest but said she would first listen to the prime minister's speech responding to Labour's poor election results.
- In the speech, the PM said he would prove the "doubters wrong" and would not be stepping down.
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Kate Whannel Political reporter BBCLabour MP Catherine West has pulled back from launching a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer but has called on him to set out a timetable for his departure in September.
Over the weekend, the north London MP had threatened to kick-start a contest but said she would first listen to the prime minister's speech responding to Labour's poor election results.
In the speech, the PM said he would prove the "doubters wrong" and would not be stepping down. He added that his government had made mistakes but insisted it had "got the big political choices right".
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