At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis
Summary
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a leadership crisis after a poor set of election results for the Labour Party. Many Labour members want him to step down or set a timetable for leaving, but he insists on continuing as prime minister and leader.Key Facts
- Sir Keir Starmer holds a cabinet meeting amid calls for him to resign.
- Over 70 Labour MPs want Starmer to quit or make a plan to leave leadership.
- Some cabinet ministers, including Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, urge Starmer to set a departure timetable.
- No formal leadership challenge has been launched yet, which needs support from 81 MPs (20% of Labour MPs).
- Starmer told his cabinet the country expects Labour to focus on governing, not leadership battles.
- Labour recently lost nearly 1,500 council seats in England and their power in Wales, plus had a poor showing in Scotland.
- Labour’s bad election results and controversies, like Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, have caused internal doubts about his leadership.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting and former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner are seen as potential leadership challengers.
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