"As I said yesterday, I take responsibility for these election results and I take responsibility for delivering the change we promised. The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families. The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered. The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet."
"to do the right thing for the country and the party and set a timetable for an orderly transition as the public had lost trust in him because of issues such as the scrapping of the winter fuel payment."
"The message on the doorstep was clear: you, Prime Minister, have lost the trust and confidence of the public. Our country faces enormous challenges and people are crying out for the scale of change that this requires. The public does not believe that you can lead this change - and nor do I. Therefore, I urge you to do the right thing for the country and the Party and set a timetable for an orderly transition so that a new team can deliver the change we promised the country."
The Prime Minister’s position weakened as a minister resigned and the number of Labour MPs calling for his departure rose to 75. He told his Cabinet he accepted responsibility for election results and for delivering promised change, saying the past 48 hours destabilized government and carried economic costs. He said the Labour Party’s leadership challenge process had not been triggered and that the country expected governing to continue. A minister urged him to set a timetable for an orderly transition, citing public loss of trust linked to scrapping the winter fuel payment. Another minister publicly stated that people on doorsteps said he had lost public confidence and that a new team should deliver the promised change.
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