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One person who will be disappointed by the Labour party cooling on the idea of a leadership contest later this spring (see 10.02am) will be Nigel Farage. He is announcing Reform UK’s election slogan later and reportedly it will be: “Vote Reform. Get Starmer Out.” He has explained his thinking in an article for the Daily Mail where he says:
After what I predict will be a wipe-out in the May elections in Scotland and Wales, the Conservatives might find it hard even to claim that they are still a national party. If Reform UK win these elections, Keir Starmer will have to resign. It will only be a matter of time …
The British people want Starmer out. We are the party that is best placed to beat Labour and give the people what they want.
Some kind of messy, bloody internal contest is not going to help us address [the issues that matter to voters] … I think the membership would take a very dim view of [a leadership contest].
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