Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go
Summary
Some government ministers and members of the UK Labour Party are asking Sir Keir Starmer, the party leader, to announce when he will resign. Many Labour MPs and aides have resigned or publicly asked Sir Keir to step down following poor election results. Sir Keir has said he will not quit and wants to continue leading.Key Facts
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is among ministers asking Sir Keir Starmer to give a timetable for his resignation.
- Six ministerial aides quit or called for Sir Keir’s resignation timetable in a recent reshuffle by No 10 Downing Street.
- Over 70 Labour MPs have publicly asked Sir Keir to resign or set out a timetable to stand down.
- Sir Keir stated he will not quit and believes he has made the right big political decisions despite mistakes.
- Labour lost nearly 1,500 council seats in recent local elections and was kicked out of power in Wales.
- Labour had its worst-ever result in the Scottish Parliament election, winning only 17 out of 129 seats.
- Some MPs say Sir Keir has lost public trust and authority within the party and country.
- Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS), unpaid aides to ministers, played a key role in resignations and calls for new leadership.
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