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Get the free app no ads · no paywallPolitics · 8 May 2026
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Labour's defeat in Hartlepool prompted its own MP to publicly demand the prime minister stand aside. Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool's Labour MP, called on Starmer to set a timetable for an orderly transition to a new leader. Brash described the night as a terrible result for the party.
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