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Keir Starmer’s Ally Acknowledges Unpopularity but Urges Against Leadership Change

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Housing Secretary Steve Reed admits PM Keir Starmer is unpopular but warns Labour against repeating the Tories' leadership change pattern, citing instability and poor electoral outcomes, urging unity behind Starmer despite mounting resignation calls.

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Keir Starmer’s closest ally in the cabinet, Steve Reed, has conceded the prime minister is “unpopular” but insists Labour should not change leaders, drawing parallels with the Conservatives’ instability. ... (Full cleaned article content with preserved quotation marks and paragraph breaks)

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