Keir Starmer is 'planning his resignation' as leadership competition brews

In this week's episode, Lewis Goodall and LBC's Deputy Political Editor Aggie Chamber discuss: 0:00 - Local elections fallout and Labour leadership bids 16:56 - Labour’s pledge to rejoin the EU 19:06 - Josh Simons, the MP stepping down in Makersfield Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have both said they would seek a mandate to rejoin the European Union if they were elected Labour Party leader. In a speech on Saturday, Mr Streeting ramped up further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer by officially confirming his intention to replace him as Prime Minister while calling for Britain to rejoin the European Union. Speaking publicly for the first time since quitting Government on Thursday, the former health secretary told the conference that leaving the EU was a “catastrophic mistake", adding that Britain needed a new “special relationship” with the EU, because "Britain’s future lies with Europe, and one day back in the European Union". Mr Streeting also suggested that closer ties with Europe would help “rebuild our economy and trade, and improve our defence against the shared threats from Russian aggression and America First”. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #lewisgoodall #aggiechambre #starmer #ukpolitics #debate #andyburnham #news #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup