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How could MPs who want to see Sir Keir Starmer replaced force a leadership contest?
Around 90 lawmakers, or more than a fifth of the Labour party, have now said Starmer should stand down or at least set out a timetable for his departure. | World News
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Labour MP backs down from threat to challenge Starmer – but announces new deadline for PM to quit
Catherine West said the prime minister still needs to go by September.
The north London MP wants Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his departure, but the PM has said he would not walk away.
"The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered," said Starmer as he fights for his political future.
Over 100 Labour MPs rally behind Starmer as they declare ‘this is no time for a leadership contest’ - More than 100 Labour MPs have given their public support to Keir Starmer
Anyone hoping for a decisive result in UK elections to settle questions about the future of Prime Minister Keir Starmer were likely disappointed. Returns presented a mixed picture.
First minister Eluned Morgan has lost her seat and resigned as Reform UK and Plaid Cymru make epic gains across the country
Opinion polls before the election suggested that the right-wing anti-immigration Reform U.K. party and the center-left Plaid Cymru would battle for the top spot in Wales.
After poor local-election results, Starmer faces a growing rebellion from the left of his party, raising the prospect that Britain could get its sixth prime minister in seven years.