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Starmer appoints Labour veterans Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisers after election losses
Brown will advise on global finance cooperation, while Harman will focus on women and girls as Starmer seeks to rebuild support after heavy losses.
- On Saturday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as his special envoy on global finance. Brown will advise the Prime Minister on improving economic security and resilience.
- The appointment follows significant election results for the Labour Party, which saw them lose 1,406 seats in English local elections and dominance in Wales for the first time in over a century.
- As Starmer reorganizes his inner circle, he also appointed Harriet Harman as his advisor on women and girls. Downing Street said Brown will "advise on how global finance cooperation can help."
- Starmer faces mounting pressure to resign after the Labour Party recorded its worst losses of a governing party since 1995, surpassing the 1,330 seats lost by former Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party in 2019.
- Beyond England and Wales, the party lost four MSPs in Scotland and is now tied in second place with Reform UK with 17 seats. Starmer vowed on Friday to stay on as leader.
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Keir Starmer names former UK PM Gordon Brown as adviser
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday, turning to a man credited with shoring up banks during the global financial crisis to help bolster his own support after a crushing local elections defeat. Starmer is on the back foot after his Labour Party recorded the worst losses of a governing party in municipal polls since 1995, prompting a growing number of his own la…
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Starmer Seeks to Reassert Position With Ex-PM Brown's Return
(Bloomberg) — Former prime minister Gordon Brown was appointed UK special envoy on global finance as part of Keir Starmer’s attempt to patch up the rival factions in his Labour Party after it suffered dismal local election results.
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