Local MP Richard Baker has thanked Sir Keir Starmer for “ending 14 years of Tory rule” and backed new Labour leadership to deliver “positive change” for the country.
The Prime Minister announced this morning that he would resign, setting out a timetable for his departure from Downing Street after less than two years in office.
Reacting to the news, the Glenrothes and Fife MP said he believed Sir Keir’s “dignified decision” was in the national interest and praised his record in government.
He said: “While I believe Keir Starmer’s dignified decision to resign today is in the best interests of the country, I’d like to thank him for his service – not least in ending 14 years of Tory-rule – and for his significant achievements over his two years in office.
“We will now look to new leadership to offer hope in our politics and bring our country together. The UK faces exceptional challenges but with new leadership I am confident Labour will go on to deliver the positive change people elected us to achieve.”
Earlier this year, Mr Baker joined fellow Fife Labour MPs Melanie Ward and Graeme Downie in a joint statement responding to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s call for Sir Keir to go, acknowledging “mistakes” but stopping short of backing a change at the top.
Since then, all three urged the Prime Minister to resign in the wake of Labour’s poor performance at the Scottish Parliament election.
His latest comments come as Labour prepares for a leadership contest that will set the party’s direction at UK level, while voters in Glenrothes and Mid Fife continue to look to the government to tackle the problems they face.
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