- A second Labour MP, Graham Stringer, has called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign following the Mandelson vetting scandal.
- Stringer, the MP for Blackley and Middleton South, suggested Starmer should announce a timetable for his departure rather than resigning immediately.
- He argued that an immediate resignation would leave a significant void in the government.
- Stringer expressed his belief that Sir Keir Starmer cannot remain as Prime Minister for the remainder of the current parliament.
- This follows Jonathan Brash, the Labour MP for Hartlepool, who also urged the Prime Minister to step down on Wednesday.
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