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Jess Phillips resigns from government as Starmer faces calls to quit
Phillips said Labour has not delivered the change expected and became the second minister to quit after Starmer vowed to fight on.
- On Tuesday, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigned from the government, stating she had not seen "the change I and the country expect" under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
- Her departure follows the resignation of Miatta Fahnbulleh on Tuesday morning, who urged Starmer "to do the right thing for the country and the party and set a timetable for an orderly transition."
- In her letter, Phillips argued "the desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument," emphasizing that "deeds, not words are what matter" regarding stalled progress.
- Starmer vowed to fight on during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, though he avoided direct leadership challenges and declined one-on-one meetings with critics amid intensified pressure.
- Labour MP Alex Sobel urged an open leadership contest, while allies of Andy Burnham warned against a "coronation" for Wes Streeting, calling for the mayor to be allowed to stand.
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Three undersecretaries in British government ministries, Jess Phillips, Miata Fanbullen and Alex Davies-Jones, have resigned from their positions after the Labor Party's poor results in the recent local elections, writes the British newspaper The Guardian.
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Belfast TelegraphJess Phillips quits Government adding pressure on Keir Starmer to go
She became the second minister to stand down, as the number of Labour MPs urging Sir Keir to quit reached 81.
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