LONDON: The irony wasn\u2019t lost on anyone.<\/p>\n
On a day when the British government\u2019s legislative plans were presented by no less than King Charles III himself, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was fighting to remain in power following rising discontent within his Labour Party.<\/p>\n
The traditional pomp and pageantry associated with the state opening of Parliament was overshadowed by the political intrigue, specifically the mounting speculation that Health Secretary Wes Streeting was planning to quit Starmer\u2019s government and launch a leadership bid as soon as Thursday.<\/p>\n
The embattled prime minister has been urged to set a timetable for his departure by more than a fifth of the Labour Party\u2019s lawmakers in the House of Commons. Some junior ministers have quit the government in protest, but no one has yet challenged Starmer directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is absolutely preposterous that the government is here laying out a program as its ministers are resigning and a large proportion of the party is saying that the prime minister needs to go,\u201d Kemi Badenoch, leader of the main opposition Conservative Party, told lawmakers as they began a debate over the government\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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