Milton Keynes MP joins others in call to Sir Kier Starmer
Labour MP Chris Curtis has joined calls for the Prime Minister to set out a timetable for his resignation
Labour MP Chris Curtis has joined calls for the Prime Minister to set out a timetable for his resignation.
The Milton Keynes North MP told Sky News: “I should start by saying, as I think many other of my colleagues have said today, that I have immense respect for the Prime Minister, the decisive election victory that he gave us, his response, for example, over the war in Iran.
“But I think the moment, the dramatic situation that we face, the geopolitical context, the fact that we have such a difficult economic inheritance, does mean that we need more radical change than the Government has set out so far.
“I don’t think we saw a plan from the Prime Minister this morning in order to implement the kind of change that this country needs, and I therefore think it’s time for us to look for new leadership.
“And I think what that means is the Prime Minister right now setting up a timetable and an orderly process for a leadership election, and one in which Labour has a discussion about the vision for the country and what changes we think are needed in order to face the very real challenges that Britain currently faces.”
He added that he would support Catherine West’s letter calling for a timetable for Sir Keir’s resignation, but said he wanted to see “much shorter” deadline for a transition than September.