LONDON: Britain’s outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer warned his probable successor Andy Burnham in an interview released Saturday that he cannot ignore international turmoil and just concentrate on the country’s domestic problems.
In his first interview since announcing his resignation on June 22, Starmer said his successor as leader of the ruling Labour party could not spend less time on turbulent international affairs.
So far, former Manchester mayor Burnham is the only candidate to take over the center-left party. He could be in office by mid-July.
“Whoever’s my successor is going to face the same global conflict. We keep saying, and it’s true, we’re in a more dangerous and volatile world than we’ve been in for probably most of my lifetime. That’s not just a phrase, that’s reality,” Starmer told the BBC.
Burnham’s supporters have said he should put more focus on domestic issues, such as the cost of living, and Burnham said this week that decentralization of government would be a priority.
