The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced his first resignation as lawmaker Rosie Duffield quit the Labour Party, citing his acceptance of gifts as “hypocrisy”. Duffield criticized Starmer for implementing “cruel and unnecessary” policies in a scathing resignation letter.
She condemned the leader for accepting over £100,000 in gifts and hospitality while cutting winter heating payments for pensioners, stating that the “sleaze, nepotism, and avarice” were unacceptable and tarnished the party’s image.
Duffield expressed her shame towards Starmer’s actions and emphasized the hypocrisy of his luxurious lifestyle contrasted with austerity measures for others.