BREAKING: Latest Labour MP calls on Starmer to ‘fall on his sword’ and RESIGN - 'Zombie Government!'

Okay, now the big story obviously for

the past week, two weeks now, the prime

minister has been referred to the

privilege committee by a former Labour

MP over his handling of the Peter

Mandlesson scandal. In his letter to Sir

Lindsey Hy, Carl Turner said he was

concerned that knowingly misleading the

House constitutes a contempt of

parliament. Saki Star was recently asked

about Peter Madison's failed security

vetting and a decision to fire Sir Ollie

Robbins. Have a listen.

Look, um I strongly um uh think that the

outcome of the security uh clearance

exercise, the develop betting exercise

uh was uh important and should have been

brought to my attention and could have

been brought to my attention and had it

been brought to my attention um before

Peter Mandlesson took up his post and I

wouldn't have appointed them. I think

that was a serious error of judgment.

It's very important to make clear to

everybody that um Sari Robbins does not

suggest he did tell me that uh

information. He makes it clear he took a

decision not to give me that

information. I think that was the wrong

um decision.

>> Okay. Uh joining me now is Labour MP for

Blackley and Middleton South Graham

Stringer MP. Mr. Stringer, thank you so

much for joining us today. Really good

to have your company. Uh, now Ollie

Robbins was sacked for a serious error

of judgment. You've just heard the prime

minister say he made a serious error of

judgment. Is it time that he got rid of

himself?

>> I don't think the prime minister can

survive the rest of this parliament,

which is the real issue here. I think a

decent thing for him to do would not to

resign immediately because that would uh

leave a huge hole in the middle of

government, but he should announce

uh a a timetable for him going so that

uh the Labour Party could have a proper

discussion debate about what is best for

the country, what is best for the Labor

Party and choose a leader accordingly.

Graeme, it's really unfortunate that it

appears now, as many of our viewers are

saying, we have a zombie prime minister.

It doesn't matter what he says on

whatever subject, people are not going

to take any notice. They're just going

to keep coming back to this situation.

>> Well, I think that's right. I think

that's why uh he needs to make plans for

him to go in as dignified a way as as

possible. dignified for the sake of the

country, for the sake of the Labor

Party, and for a man who's as, as far as

I understand it, I I I know him, but not

very well. He's a decent man who's just

not been able to do the job, as well as

I'm sure he would have wished, and the

rest of us would have wished. So, we

need to find a way of selecting a leader

of the Labour Party who will become

prime minister, uh, who will do a more

effective and efficient job.

>> Who do you think that person could be,

Graeme? Well, I that's

not something I'm going to answer

directly because I think we do need a

debate. This country is in a very

difficult situation.

Uh tough decisions have to be taken

about defense, about the economy, about

benefits, about energy policy. And those

tough decisions

uh have to be taken by somebody who is

strong enough uh to withstand what is

likely to be a ferocious debate. Because

if you change those uh policies, some

people will lose. But that is inevitable

because of the economic situation we're

in, the financial situation we're in.

And you know, we've got at least two, if

not three major countries in the world

who are extraordinarily hostile to us.

So there are really difficult tough

decisions to make. So we need the

debate. To answer your question a bit

more precisely, I'm not totally

convinced there is anybody in the

current cabinet. You know there have

been names put forward. Uh I will name

one name. Uh Ed Milliban's name has been

put forward. Ed Mulliban had a go at

being leader and he lost a wable

election. The next election is going to

be very tough for the Labour party. So I

think Ed but probably most of the other

members of the cabinet uh can rule

themselves out because while the leader

the prime minister has to take

responsibility

in the end and he has to fall on his own

sword uh it's not been clear to me that

there has been proper collective

uh debate and discussion when things

have gone gone wrong in the cabinet. So,

I'm not persuaded that the names being

put forward at the moment uh would do a

better job. So, there are 400 Labor MPs

uh and I'm sure we can find somebody who

has uh the ability, determination, and

the intellect to do it.

>> Grab you.

>> Are you planning a trip this year? Well,

staying connected when traveling abroad

is the one thing everyone worries about,

and that's where SY comes in, the

sponsor of this video. SY is an app that

gives you instant mobile data in 200

destinations without ridiculous roaming

charges. There's no physical SIM cards,

no airport cues, and no dodgy vending

machines. Here's how it works. Download

the SY app, pick your country, choose

your data plan, and install the eim

once. Then, when you land, it activates

instantly. You're online straight away.

Maps are working, Uber's booked, and

your photos are uploading. And the best

part, you only install the eSIM once. On

your next trip, just buy a new plan and

switch it back on. Some have even found

it's faster than hotel Wi-Fi. Plus,

there's ad blocking, 24/7 support, and a

full refund if your phone isn't

compatible. Before your next trip,

download Sale using our link below. Use

code news for 15% off and get sorted

before you travel. Go to s.com/news

or scan the QR code now. And thank you

to Sy for supporting the channel.

>> You've been an MP for a long time.

You've got a lot of experience in

politics. How disappointed are you in

the prime minister?

>> Unbelievably so.

Um I knew this parliament was going to

be uh difficult. Uh but I felt the

things that were said in the election

uh that we would at least put some order

into things and we would get rid of the

uh the unprincipled part. Let's put a a

a nice word on the unprincipled

decisions that had been made by the

previous government. But the chaos that

was uh true of the last government is

true of this government. There have been

18 U-turns. Nothing wrong with a U-turn

if you make a mistake uh and you you

realize the mistake, but 18 mistakes

that have needed reactive hygiene. Uh it

is the hallmark of a government that

doesn't know what it's doing and a

leadership that is not uh leading. So

I'm extraordinarily

uh disappointed in the government that

we haven't done the basics. I mean I I

can explain that. I had uh two

discussions with senior conservative

cabinet ministers about three or four

months after the election and they were

already saying they were they were

disappointed. They just hoped because

their own government had been such a

mess at least we would get stable and

decent uh government afterwards and we

failed. So I am enormously uh

disappointed for the country and for the

Labor party.

>> Okay Mr. Stringer, we have run out of

time unfortunately. I have so many more

questions to ask you. Thank you so much

for being so honest today and for your

time. That's Labour MP for Blackley and

Middleton South, Graeme Stringer MP

there for you. Okay, now let's go

straight to GB News political editor

Christopher Hope.

>> Christopher, strong words there from Mr.

Stringer. It has to be said.