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Exclusive: Union Boss Says Starmer's Speech 'Didn't Cut The Mustard'
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham tells HuffPost UK it will be the "death knell" for Labour if the PM isn't replaced.
The boss of a Labour-backing union has said Keir Starmer’s make-or-break speech did not “cut the mustard” and called for him to be replaced as prime minister.
Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, told HuffPost UK that it would be the “death knell” for Labour if he led them into the next election.
Starmer has been criticised for the “utterly inadequate” speech, which was supposed to set out how he plans to turn around his party’s fortunes after last week’s disastrous election results.
The PM confirmed the government is nationalising British Steel and vowed to put the UK “at the heart of Europe”, but failed to announce any major new policies.
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