Il Tempo: Regno Unito, Starmer non molla e tenta la reconquista

Non molla la presa il premier britannico Starmer, che dopo la batosta alle elezioni amministrative ha deciso di tenere il timone escludendo di fatto l'ipotesi di dimettersi. In un incontro con i media a Londra ha riconosciuto i risultati "molto duri", ma ha comunque affermato di non voler far "precipitare il Paese nel caos".
Anzi, il suo obiettivo è proprio quello di riconquistare la fiducia degli elettori attraverso una nuova strategia fino al termine della legislatura. "Credo che dobbiamo definire la strada da seguire, è quello che intendo fare nei prossimi giorni - ha detto il premier labourista - Come ci ristrutturiamo, come restituiamo alle persone la speranza nel futuro. Perché non lo abbiamo fatto abbastanza".
Starmer ha ammesso gli "errori inutili" commessi dal governo, tra cui i tagli agli aiuti per i pensionati e la nomina ad ambasciatore di Washington dell'ex ministro Peter Mandelson citato per i suoi legami con Jeffrey Epstein. Fra i vari punti, il premier mira inoltre al riavvicinamento verso l'Unione europea attraverso accordi commerciali, di sicurezza e difesa, oltre al ritorno del Regno Unito al programma Erasmus+ previsto per il 2027.
Come primo passo del riassetto, Starmer ha nominato l'ex premier Gordon Brown inviato speciale per la Finanza e la Cooperazione globale e l'ex vicepresidente laburista Harriet Harman consigliera per le politiche riguardanti le donne. Le due nomine, entrambe figure di grande esperienza e autorevolezza all'interno del Labour, sono interpretate come un tentativo in extremis di rafforzare l'autorità del governo, mentre nel partito cresce il numero di parlamentari che ritiene inevitabile un cambio di leadership. L'ultima a esporsi pubblicamente è stata la deputata Catherine West, che su X ha scritto che il partito ha bisogno di una nuova guida per mantenere le promesse di cambiamento.
 Il problema per il Labour e' che al momento non esiste un successore naturale. Tra i nomi più citati figurano il ministro della Sanità, Wes Streeting, il sindaco di Manchester Andy Burnham, che dovrebbe però prima ottenere un seggio a Westminster, e l'ex vicepremier Angela Rayner, già numero due di Starmer e dimessasi lo scorso settembre dopo uno scandalo fiscale legato alla sua abitazione.

United Kingdom, Starmer doesn't give up and attempts a reconquest.

British Prime Minister Starmer is not giving up, having decided to remain at the helm after the setback in the local elections, effectively ruling out the possibility of resigning. In a meeting with the media in London, he acknowledged the “very difficult” results but nevertheless stated he does not want to “push the country into chaos.”

Indeed, his goal is to regain the trust of voters through a new strategy until the end of the legislature. “I believe we need to define the path we should take, that’s what I intend to do in the coming days – said the Labour Prime Minister – How we restructure, how we restore hope to people for the future. Because we haven’t done that enough.”

Starmer admitted the “pointless errors” made by the government, including cuts to pension aid and the appointment of former minister Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein. Among other points, the Prime Minister also aims to approach the European Union again through commercial, security, and defense agreements, as well as the return of the United Kingdom to the Erasmus+ program planned for 2027.

As a first step in the reorganization, Starmer appointed former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Special Envoy for Finance and Global Cooperation and former Labour Vice-President Harriet Harman as Advisor on policies regarding women. The two appointments, both figures of great experience and authority within the Labour party, are interpreted as a last-minute attempt to strengthen the government’s authority, while the number of parliamentarians who believe an inevitable leadership change is growing.

The last to publicly express herself was MP Catherine West, who on X wrote that the party needs new leadership to keep the promises of change.

The problem for the Labour party is that there is currently no natural successor. Names cited include the Minister of Health, Wes Streeting, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who should first obtain a seat in Westminster, and former Vice-Premier Angela Rayner, already Starmer’s number two and who resigned last September after a tax scandal related to her home.

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