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Oxford University graduate facing major resignation calls
More than 80 Labour MPs have called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign from office or set out a timetable for departure, following the loss of almost 1,500 local councillors across England in the recent local elections.
In addition, his party lost control of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) for the first time ever, had its worst performance ever in the Scottish election and there has been widespread dissatisfaction with the Government’s performance.
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After studying his undergraduate at the University of Leeds he earned a postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law degree from St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, in 1986.
In 2022 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall.
Earlier today (Tuesday, May 12), the 63-year-old told his cabinet that the “Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered” and insisted he would continue governing.
Even so multiple ministers have resigned including Jess Phillips, Alex Davies-Jones and Miatta Fahnbulleh, with others reportedly urging him to consider his position.
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One of Sir Keir’s closest aides declined to say whether he would lead his party into the next general election.
Cabinet minister Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, said: “I’m not going to get ahead of any decision the PM may or may not take.”
Among those rumoured as possible replacements for Sir Keir are Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner.
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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