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SIR Keir Starmer has today begged Cabinet ministers not to tear the Government apart as his premiership plunged deeper into chaos. The PM faced his top team in Downing Street after senior
The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership as cabinet ministers have reportedly urged him to consider his position and British government aides quit their posts.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership is in jeopardy after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week.
SIR Keir Starmer has today begged Cabinet ministers not to tear the Government apart as his premiership plunged deeper into chaos. The PM faced his top team in Downing Street after senior
Zubir Ahmed, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care, and Alex Davies-Jones, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, expressed similar sentiments as they stepped down. But Starmer maintained to his cabinet members Tuesday morning that he will not resign.
More than 100 backbench Labour MPs and parliamentary private secretaries have signed an open letter backing the prime minister Keir Starmer and saying now is ‘no time for a leadership contest’. According to a report from the Guardian’s Jessica Elgot,
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner are among the possible contenders.
King Charles III will attend Parliament to deliver the speech outlining the government's agenda.
Keir Starmer to meet leadership rival Wes Streeting as leadership rift deepens - Labour descended into open division over the Prime Minister’s future on Tuesday.
Keir Starmer faces a make-or-break moment this morning as he attempts to revive his premiership with a major speech after last week's election drubbing. Follow all the latest updates below