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The prime minister Keir Starmer is hoping to push forward on policy following a bruising week for his leadership

Eluned Morgan, the Welsh first minister, has issued a statement saying she backs Keir Starmer.

Yesterday, as Anas Sarwar, Morgan’s Labour opposite number in Scotland (although Sarwar is in opposition, and Morgan is in government), said that he thought Starmer should stand down, Morgan kept her silence. She did not join the chorus of cabinet ministers saying they wanted him to stay.

I support the prime minister in the job he was elected to do. After years of revolving-door leadership under the Conservatives, the country needs stability in an age of instability, and that matters for Wales.

I had concerns that Peter Mandelson was incompatible with public office because of the company he kept. What has since come to light has only reinforced those concerns.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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