Article 768YZ ‘I’m not walking away,’ says Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit

‘I’m not walking away,’ says Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit

by
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#768YZ)

PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as him

Keir Starmer has said he knows he has to turn things around" after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face the same difficult decisions.

In an interview with the BBC after Healey's departure in a row over defence spending, Starmer promised again to fight any leadership challenge from Andy Burnham or others, saying: I'm not going to walk away."

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