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Alex Davies-Jones Becomes Third Minister to Resign From Keir Starmer Government
Davies-Jones said Labour needed more radical action after at least 82 MPs backed calls for Starmer to go.
- On Tuesday, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Alex Davies-Jones resigned, citing 'catastrophic' electoral defeats and urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to take 'bold, radical action.'
- Davies-Jones' resignation follows recent exits by safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and Miatta Fahnbulleh, whose departures intensified scrutiny of his leadership following widespread electoral losses.
- Following last week's electoral mauling, at least 82 of Labour's 403 MPs have demanded Sir Keir's departure, meeting the threshold for a leadership contest if they unite behind one candidate.
- The Prime Minister vowed to remain, telling his Cabinet he is 'getting on with governing,' while Technology Secretary Liz Kendall and Business Secretary Peter Kyle publicly rallied behind him.
- Viewed as a potential successor, Health Secretary Streeting avoided reporters while leaving Downing Street on Tuesday, signaling mounting instability within the Labour government.
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