Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that he will relinquish his parliamentary mandate for the London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. He is leaving the House of Commons after eleven years, during which he served as a Labour Party MP. His decision will trigger a by-election in the central London constituency. STVR (Minute by Minute) ↗
Starmer stated that the time had come to leave parliament. He is relinquishing his mandate only a few weeks after he resigned from the position of Prime Minister and from the leadership of the Labour Party. Andy Burnham succeeded him as head of government in mid-July. According to available information, after leaving parliament, Starmer plans to focus on international issues, including defence and security. hnonline.sk ↗
Holborn and St Pancras is considered a safe constituency for the Labour Party. Nevertheless, the by-election will be another political test for the party following the change in government leadership. Starmer's decision marks the end of his tenure in the House of Commons, to which he was first elected in 2015.
Further developments will focus on the date of the by-election and the candidate that the Labour Party will field in the London constituency. The result will show how strong its position remains after the former Prime Minister's departure from active parliamentary politics.
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Team up with EU on energy to combat China, Andy Burnham told
Politico Europe
| 16:39 01.09.
Royaume-Uni : l’ancien premier ministre Keir Starmer démissionne de son siège de député pour se consacrer aux «affaires internationales»
Le Figaro
| 14:48 01.09.
Bývalý britský premiér Keir Starmer sa vzdá svojho poslaneckého mandátu za londýnsky obvod Holborn and St Pancras.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 14:44 01.09.
Großbritannien: Britischer Ex-Premier Keir Starmer gibt auch Abgeordnetenmandat auf
Die Zeit
| 16:25 01.09.
Starmer se vzdá role poslance, chce se věnovat mezinárodním otázkám
seznamzpravy.cz
| 15:11 01.09.
Starmer sa vzdá poslaneckého mandátu, bude sa venovať medzinárodným otázkam
hnonline.sk
| 14:53 01.09.
Keir Starmer bejelentette, hogy visszaadja képviselői mandátumát
HVG
| 14:43 01.09.
Keir Starmer: Britischer Ex-Premier gibt Platz im Parlament auf
Spiegel.de
| 14:35 01.09.
Keir Starmer will force by-election after quitting as member of parliament
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| 13:55 01.09.
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