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Sir Keir Starmer will 'absolutely' still be PM next Christmas, insists Labour chair

Labour chair Anna Turley defends Keir Starmer amid poor polls, citing economic recovery and public service improvements expected next year.

  • During Sky News's Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Anna Turley, Labour Party chair, said Sir Keir Starmer will still be prime minister next Christmas.
  • Citing Starmer's 2024 'huge mandate', Turley said change takes time and voters backed reforms last year, so the government must deliver gradually.
  • On poll averages, Reform UK leads with 29.4% and the Conservative Party has 18.9%, leaving the Labour Party behind amid reports of unrest and potential leadership challenges including Andy Burnham.
  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting told The Observer he offers the prime minister his absolute support, while Matt Vickers, Conservative Party deputy chair, rejected coalitions with Reform UK.
  • Pointing to legislation, she noted the Employment Rights Bill only passed last week, and confirmed there will be a 2029 election, as Turley said, 'As we go into the new year, I'm really optimistic about delivering the kind of change that people voted for last year, and to see them starting to see and feel it in their pockets and in their local communities'.
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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