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Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girlsUK politics live – latest updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesKeir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisers in a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour.Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on glo
9 May 2026 at 10:40

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

By: Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

9 May 2026 at 10:40

Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girls

Keir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisers in a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour.

Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on global finance, with a brief to advise on financial partnerships to help with defence-related investments, particularly with Europe.