Sir Keir Starmer previously considered quitting as Labour leader, book claims
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLabour leader Sir Kier Starmer considered quitting after a by-election defeat, a new book about the politician claims. A loss to the Tories in May 2021 meant the County Durham constituency turned blue for the first time since it was created in 1974.
But since then the party has rebounded, and has a huge lead in many opinion polls. Sir Keir is now tipped to become the next prime minister.
A new book on the Labour leader, serialised in The Times, suggests that Sir Kier, the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, told close aides in the immediate wake of the by-election that he was going to quit, before being persuaded to change his mind. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Chris Ward, a former close aide, told biographer Tom Baldwin: “Keir kept saying that he felt he would have to go, that the result showed the party was going backwards and he saw it as a personal rejection.
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