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PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer set for final PMQs and cabinet as Andy Burnham prepares for No10

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer set for final PMQs and cabinet as Andy Burnham prepares for No10
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Keir Starmer set for final PMQs and cabinet as Andy Burnham prepares for No10 Outgoing Sir Keir Starmer will take to the despatch box for the last time as Prime Minister later today before he is expected to be succeeded by Andy Burnham next week Sir Keir Starmer will take part in his final Prime Minister's Questions later today as he prepares to say goodbye to Downing Street. The outgoing leader will first host farewell talks with his senior ministers at number 10 before taking his last...

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer set for final PMQs and cabinet as Andy Burnham prepares for No10 Outgoing Sir Keir Starmer will take to the despatch box for the last time as Prime Minister later today before he is expected to be succeeded by Andy Burnham next week Sir Keir Starmer will take part in his final Prime Minister's Questions later today as he prepares to say goodbye to Downing Street. The outgoing leader will first host farewell talks with his senior ministers at number 10 before taking his last Commons grilling at noon. Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham will edge closer to his job tonight as nominations for the Labour leadership formally close on Wednesday. Today, he will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and is expected to be hit with tough hand-over questions. Sir Keir is spending his final days in office highlighting what he sees as his legacy, including his backing of campaigns like the Hillsborough Law and the government's support for Ukraine. He said: "I’m pleased to have delivered on the promises that I made to many people in this garden, and I’ll make this last promise, which is I will stand with you and walk with you for as long as I’ve got breath in my body.” Key Events The out-going PM has a very busy final week in office as he prepares to hand over the keys to no10. He attended Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Tuesday with Emmanuel Macron, who awarded him the Legion d’honneur in recognition of his work with France on European security. It was an early start this morning on his return from France last night with Cabinet to get under way at 8.45am. Keir Starmer has said he was left humbled by the courage of the Hillsborough families as a law to bring justice for the 97 is finally expected to pass its Commons hurdles. In one of his final acts as Prime Minister, Mr Starmer will seek to deliver on his promise to those who lost loved ones in the 1989 football disaster to bring in a Hillsborough Law to prevent state cover-ups. The long-delayed Public Office (Accountability) Bill is expected to be passed by MPs on Tuesday, paving the way for it to become law in the autumn. It follows a decades-long fight for justice by the families of the 97 Liverpool supporters killed in a fatal crush at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
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