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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

Keir Starmer renews call for immediate general election after Truss resigns

Keir Starmer has called for an immediate general election after Liz Truss’s shock resignation, saying: “The Conservative party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern.”

After the prime minister’s abrupt Downing Street statement, in which she announced that another leadership contest would be held within a week, Starmer attacked what he called “this revolving door of chaos”.

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