After Andy Burnham handily won the special by-election in Makerfield, Keir Starmer took less than a week to officially announce his intention to resign as Britian’s Prime Minister. Members of his cabinet have been quick to endorse Burnham in the leaders’ race, which is looking more like a coronation at this point.
Starmer has stated no significant policy changes will be made until the new Prime Minister takes power. This puts a pause on their push to force British citizens to use digital ID every time they access the internet in the name of protecting children.
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At the No 10 lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said that Keir Starmer has agreed that there will be “no new major policy or spending commitments” before he stands down.
But this did not cover the defence investment plan (Dip), the spokesperson suggested. Starmer seems to regard this as a policy that is already more or less settled.
Describing how the civil service would operate during the transition period leading to a new PM taking over, the PM’s spokesperson said:
The cabinet secretary [Antonia Romeo] has written to heads of departments to set out the principles of how the civil service should operate during this period.
Keir Starmer remains prime minister, and so the business of government will continue as normal until he has recommended a successor to His Majesty the King.
The civil service will act as it did during similar periods in line with precedent. All ministers remain in office and may carry usual activities …
The prime minister has agreed that there will be no new major policy or spending commitments initiated during this period.
Where a process is already under way or collective agreement is in place, government business will continue.
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