Keir Starmer on Labour's vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, on Labour’s vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister and his government, said:

"Labour is laying a vote of no confidence in this caretaker Prime Minister and his government. The Tory party has at last concluded that the Prime Minister is unfit for office, that was blindingly obvious a very, very long time ago. He is leaving because his own party has concluded that he can’t be trusted.

“They can’t now let him cling on for weeks, and weeks, and weeks until the 5th of September. It would be intolerable for the country.

"Since the Tories have failed to act in the national interest, Labour will. We have put down a vote of no confidence, and challenged any Tory MP who in the last few days has said - “I can’t serve Boris Johnson because you can’t trust a word the man says.” “I can’t go on the media because the lines he gives us always unravel.” Can they really vote to say he should stay in power for another few weeks?

“We’re challenging them to put their constituents first, and put the country first."