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Anthony Albanese has urged support for his friend, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer , warning voters want stability and not political chaos.

Asked about the expected leadership challenge by newly elected Labour MP Andy Burnham , Albanese says he will work with whoever is elected to be prime minister. Burham is expected to oust Starmer from 10 Downing Street within days.

double quotation mark But I must say that the history of just changing leaders is not a positive one.

I’ve dealt with already four British prime ministers since I’ve been elected as prime minister, and so I think I think stability is a good thing, and I’m on my fourth Liberal party leader as well.

A lot of chaos has occurred in global politics, one of the things that my government has provided is stability and order and getting things done.