Andrew George MP statement on Keir Starmer’s resignation as Prime Minister 

Following today’s announcement that Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister in the coming weeks, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George said: 

“If the Burnham coronation goes to plan, he’ll have to use the brief honeymoon well. Because he won’t get long… 

“I’ve previously warned against the consequences of the feverish, rolling-news environment in which the upper tier of politics is managed. The shelf-life of Prime Ministers is speculated about like premiership football managers, and begins as soon as they take office. Though I don’t share his politics, and have strongly disagreed with many of his and his Chancellor’s policy choices, I respect Keir Starmer’s integrity when compared with his predecessors over the past decade. 

“He has generally called the international challenges right and handled his international duties with skill, including his careful child-minding of the UK’s relationship with the US President.  

“He deserved to be treated better by his fellow Labour parliamentarians. I suspect history will be kinder to him than they have been.”