Leeds Labour MP says Keir Starmer 'should set timetable to go' after council losses
‘He’s not going to be leading us into the next election’
An MP has blamed the Labour Party leadership after it lost overall control of Leeds City Council.
Richard Burgon, east Leeds Labour MP, said Keir Starmer should set a “timetable to go” following the results.
He said: “I think candidates would not have lost if it wasn’t for the mistakes and positions taken by Keir Starmer.
“He should accept that he’s not going to be leading us into the next election.”
Mr Burgon said there was a risk of the country being run by a “Trump-style” government without a change of direction by Labour.
He said: “He should set a timetable to go.”
Labour fell below the 50 seats needed for overall control.
New arrangements are to be made for the running of the authority after gains were made by the Greens and Reform UK.
Jonathan Pryor, Headingley and Hyde Park Labour member and deputy council leader, was among those who lost to the Greens.
Labour will remain the biggest party, with 48 of the council’s 99 seats.