Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period.
His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process.
The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get.
As we move forward, our priority must be to work together to get the country back to where we all want it to be. People want to see progress on economic growth, cost of living, public services, housing and opportunities for the next generation. Political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people's lives.
The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose. This is what we will do from here and we will make sure this transition is a positive process of renewal for our party and our country.
I’ve known Keir since he was a lawyer. He was principled then, just as he is now, and throughout his career he has been driven by a deep sense of public service and duty to this country.
He transformed the Labour Party, rooted out antisemitism, restored trust and made our party electable again. He won a historic mandate to change Britain for the better and, most importantly, he delivered on that promise.
With Keir’s leadership, this Labour government brought stability back to our economy, cut NHS waiting lists, improved renters’ rights, began to fix the crisis we inherited in our courts and prisons, reduced small boat crossings, protected young people online, lifted half a million children out of poverty and restored Britain’s standing in the world. He put Britain back at the heart of Europe, stood firmly with Ukraine and rebuilt relationships with our allies.
Change promised, change fought for and change delivered. That is Keir Starmer’s legacy, and I am incredibly proud to have played my part in it.
Keir Starmer has officially announced his resignation as Labour leader. He will step down as Prime Minister once a successor is chosen.
Following intense pressure from his own MPs and a massive by-election victory for rival Andy Burnham, Starmer conceded he is no longer the man to lead Labour into the next election.
He has triggered a rapid-fire summer timetable to hand over the keys to Number 10.
, first ask yourself whether you are the kind of person another human being can actually build peace with.
Too many people don’t want marriage. What they want is access to the advantages of marriage without surrendering the selfishness that destroys marriage.
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Many gender role arguments in marriage are plain dishonest. Too many people don’t actually want real partnership. What they want are benefits without responsibility.
Many of us want the comfort of marriage, the respect of marriage, the sex of marriage, the children of marriage,
the social status of marriage, the financial support of marriage, the domestic labour of marriage, the emotional safety of marriage, but do not want the responsibility that makes marriage work.
Some men are not really defending “headship” or insisting on “submission”; what they
, please pause.
A spouse is not a reward for surviving singlehood.
A spouse is a human being.
And before you start shouting about what a husband must do or what a wife must do,
bringing into someone’s life?
Marriage is not just about finding someone who meets your needs. It is also about becoming someone who does not become another person’s lifelong burden.
If all you are bringing is appetite, expectation, entitlement and unresolved childhood issues
many people are entering marriage with a consumer mindset.
What can I get?
Who will make my life easier?
Who will rescue me?
Who will serve me?
Who will fund me?
Who will clean up after me?
Who will validate me?
Very few are asking the harder question:
What kind of person am I
and still be emotionally available on demand.
But partnership, real marriage partnership, cannot mean that one person lives under pressure while the other person lives under protection only.
Here’s what I believe the problem is:
On the other hand, some women are not really defending their position on what a man’s responsibilities are, they are defending dependency without accountability. Many women want a man to pay for everything, carry every financial burden, absorb every pressure, fix every crisis,
Leadership is weight.
If you cannot handle responsibility, make sacrifices, listen, protect, provide direction, control your ego and serve the people under your care, what you are calling leadership may just be entitlement wearing agbada.
are defending is convenience. They want a woman who will cook, clean, wash, manage the children, manage the home, manage her own emotions, manage his own emotions too, and still worship him as the leader of the house.
But leadership is not a chair you sit on.