Farmers descend on Parliament Square to call for Starmer to resign as PM

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to battle on as Prime Minister, receiving the backing of Cabinet in the process, after rumours swirled earlier this week that he would resign earlier this week

Chris Brayford
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"We have not gone away, and with any luck, the horns and the pressure will be enough to tip struggling Starmer over the edge and make him resign."
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"We have not gone away, and with any luck, the horns and the pressure will be enough to tip struggling Starmer over the edge and make him resign."

Food producers have staged a protest at Parliament Square in London to place pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister, to make the Government realise it has made an error in reforming Inheritance...

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