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UK junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns, urges PM Starmer to set exit timetable

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British MP Miatta Fahnbulleh gestures as she speaks, on the day AstraZeneca opens a biomethane plant to cut emissions in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Britain, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Radburn
British MP Miatta Fahnbulleh gestures as she speaks, on the day AstraZeneca opens a biomethane plant to cut emissions in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Britain, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Radburn Chris Radburn Reuters

LONDON - Britain's Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister in the housing and communities department, resigned from government on Tuesday.

"I urge the Prime Minister to do the right thing for the country and the Party and set a timetable for an orderly transition," she posted on X.

(Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by William James)

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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM.

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