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Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign
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Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

The Guardian · May 9, 2026, 10:40 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girls UK politics live – latest updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Keir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisersin a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour.Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on global finance, with a brief to advise on financial partnerships to help with defence-related investments, particularly with Europe. Continue reading...

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