據英國《鏡報》等21日報道,在正式卸任英國首相數小時后,斯塔默被拍到在倫敦北部一家酒吧舉杯暢飲,英國前財政大臣里夫斯等人在場。
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves were spotted at a pub with drinks in hand just hours they left Downing Street.
The former prime minister and chancellor rocked up to The Grafton pub in Kentish Town, north London while Ex-Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham put together his Cabinet.
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英媒拍到的照片顯示,斯塔默穿著運動鞋,手里舉著一杯啤酒,倚著門打電話。里夫斯則舉著葡萄酒杯,與他人有說有笑。她在社交媒體上發文感謝任職經歷,并祝愿繼任者以及新首相伯納姆“一切順利”。
《倫敦標準晚報》稱,“不論是借酒澆愁還是慶祝重獲自由,他們的心情看起來都還不錯。”
就在離開唐寧街幾個小時前,斯塔默稱自己的“工作已經完成”。他補充說:“我面帶微笑地離開,并為我們所取得的一切成就感到自豪。”
Just hours before he left Downing Street, Starmer said his "work is done". He later added: "I go with a smile and I go proud of everything that we have achieved."
當地時間7月20日,斯塔默前往白金漢宮,向國王查爾斯三世遞交辭呈并獲得批準。他在唐寧街10號首相府前發表離職演說時表示,將把“接力棒”交給安迪·伯納姆,伯納姆將獲得他的全力支持。
前大曼徹斯特市長伯納姆正式接替斯塔默成為英國十年來的第七位首相,并承諾推動“40年來最大規模的變革”。自2016年6月英國“脫歐”公投以來,英國首相如“走馬燈”般更替,任期最短的特拉斯僅執政49天。()
英國為何不用舉行大選,就能直接更換首相?這與英國的議會制有關。
美聯社報道稱,斯塔默于6月22日宣布辭去工黨黨首職務,結束了不到兩年的執政生涯。其任內因一系列政治失誤備受爭議,其中最受批評的是任命一名與已故性犯罪者杰弗里·愛潑斯坦關系密切的人士出任英國駐美國大使。
工黨在今年5月的地方選舉中遭遇重挫后,黨內要求斯塔默辭職的呼聲不斷高漲。隨著被工黨內部普遍看好的伯納姆贏得議會補選席位,面對不斷加大的壓力,斯塔默最終宣布辭職。
Starmer announced he was quitting as Labour leader on June 22 after barely two years in power, ending a tenure marred by a series of political missteps — most notably his decision to appoint a man with close ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as Britain's ambassador to the United States.
Heavy losses suffered by Labour in a midterm set of local elections in May prompted many lawmakers to demand Starmer's resignation. And when Burnham — favored by many within Labour to lead the party and the country — won a special election for a seat in Parliament, Starmer gave in to the mounting pressure to quit.
根據工黨黨內規則,獲得五分之一的工黨下議院議員支持即可挑戰黨首。斯塔默辭職后,工黨隨即啟動黨首選舉。由于除伯納姆外無人參選,且其順利獲得所需支持,最終伯納姆當選工黨黨首,并接任英國首相。
His resignation automatically triggered a Labour leadership contest. Under Labour rules, a lawmaker can challenge the leader if they have the backing of a fifth of the party's House of Commons lawmakers. There was no contestant other than Burnham, who comfortably surpassed that threshold.
來源:鏡報 觀察者網 美聯社
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