Labour Leader Keir Starmer has made a significant move to address the party's electoral woes by appointing two high-profile figures as special advisers. Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister and a stalwart of the Labour Party, will serve as Starmer's envoy on global finance, focusing on securing financial partnerships to bolster defence investments, particularly with European nations. Meanwhile, Harriet Harman, a veteran Labour MP and former Deputy Leader, will concentrate on driving social and economic improvements for women and girls. The appointments are seen as a bid to ease the pressure on Starmer to resign following Labour's dismal election performance, with the party struggling to recover from the loss of key seats and a significant decline in voter support.
Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girlsUK politics live – latest updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesKeir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisersin a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour.Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on global finance, with a brief to advise on financial partnerships to help with defence-related investments, particularly with Europe. Continue reading...
