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Former minister Oxfordshire MP refuses to back Starmer
Anneliese Dodds MP has refused to comment on whether she is standing by the Prime Minister amid reports that over 80 of Labour’s MPs have demanded his departure.
Asked if she will back Sir Keir to continue his premiership at this time, call for his resignation or a timetable for departure, she chose not to share a statement at this time.
This comes after the resignation of three ministers from the government, Alex Davies-Jones, Jess Phillips and Miatta Fahnbulleh.
Stepping down as victims minister, Alex Davies-Jones, criticised Sir Keir for a lack of “bold, radical action” as she urged him to quit.
Ms Dodds is also a former minister, having resigned as international development minister and minister for women and equalities in February 2025, in protest of aid cuts.
Resignations from the government have led to a promotion for another Oxfordshire MP, Sean Woodcock.
The Banbury MP has been made a parliamentary private secretary (PPS), after Joe Morris, a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, and Tom Rutland, a PPS to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds, Cabinet Office aide Naushabah Khan and Melanie Ward, a PPS to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, all quit on Monday evening, May 11.
Department for Work and Pensions aide Gordon McKee and Ms Mahmood’s PPS Sally Jameson also left their posts, having expressed a loss of confidence in the Prime Minister.
Asked about his appointment and whether he would back Sir Keir to continue in his premiership, he said: “I am proud to have been asked to serve.
“It is a real honour both for me and the people of Banbury who put their faith in me at the 2024 general election.
“I will take the issues that are important to Banbury to the heart of government and ensure that they remain my focus.”
He has not explicitly lent his support to the Prime Minister in this statement.
The MP had also been asked to confirm if he is backing Sir Keir, calling for his resignation or a timetable for departure.
The Prime Minister is understood to have defied calls for him to vacate Downing Street, telling his Cabinet the country “expects us to get on with governing” and “that is what I am doing”.
A statement understood to have been signed by more than 100 Labour MPs backing Sir Keir Starmer urges colleagues to start “working together”.
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook warned against a “descent into chaos” by triggering a formal challenge.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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