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Posted on 05/09/2026 6:16:59 AM PDT by RandFan
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.
Downing Street said the prime minister had also hired former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman as an adviser on tackling violence against women and girls.
Brown and Harman, two influential and respected figures in the party, met Sir Keir in Downing Street before their roles were announced.
The prime minister's authority is tottering after Friday's dire election results piled pressure on him, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure.
Sir Keir has insisted he would not "walk away and plunge the country into chaos", and members of his cabinet have rallied around him.
The prime minister is planning an attempt to reset his premiership next week by delivering a major speech and unveiling a new programme of legislation.
The appointments of Brown and Baroness Harman signal the prime minister's intentions to refresh his government.
Brown was chancellor before he became prime minister between 2007 and 2010, taking a leading role in the international response to the financial crisis of 2008.
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Politics attracts a lot of people who should never be allowed power in any society that wants to survive.
Doesn’t matter they’re nothing but a bunch of Clones anyway
deck chairs ...
I agree with you!
Now suddenly they care about violence against women and girls? I think the extent of that caring is not the protection of those women and girls but to keep people from hearing about violence against women and girls.
deck chairs ...
“Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”
He should show up on the shoes of Iran, where he belongs.
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