66 resultsfor “ministers quitting Labour Party under Starmer”
Starmer [has promised](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/11/keir-starmer-allies-ousting-pm-would-be-reckless-fears-leadership-challenge) to stand again if a contest is forced, meaning the challenger or challengers would have to take on the prime minister directly. Labour MPs would then vote
Starmer is fighting to stay on as as prime minister, after dozens of Labour MPs called for him to quit immediately or set a timetable for his departure. The PM says that he intends
minister if Labour does badly in the May elections. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters He said Starmer had at one point been “pretty clearly on the ropes” and his future had looked “quite touch and go” over
parties (the Lib Dems, the SNP, the DUP, Restore Britain, TUV) and a string of independents, referring Starmer to the privileges committee. Labour MPs are on a three-line whip to vote against the motion
Labour MPs who have said they think Starmer should quit or name a date to go. The latest to add his support to West was Josh Simons, the former Cabinet Office minister, who said Starmer
quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his [security vetting](/news/2026/4/16/uks-starmer-under-fire-over-report-mandelson-failed-security-vetting) before being appointed UK envoy to Washington
Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges" facing the country, as he battles to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader. The prime minister will seek to reset
Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party about her future. She said she did not believe Starmer should stand down as prime minister. “I don’t think it’s the right thing to do. It’s chaos
Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure
Starmer has warned his ministers and MPs a challenge against his leadership could "plunge us into chaos", after attempting to win them over with what he called a "radical" plan to change the country
party will lose more than 75% of its seats, or about 1,900. Labour hopes to be able to point to early holds in London, including Westminster and Wandsworth, which were traditionally Tory councils
minister’s adviser on women and girls, focusing on tackling violence and improving economic opportunities. While the roles are part-time and unpaid, there is deliberate symbolism in Starmer gathering Labour heavyweights around
Starmer is to meet Health Secretary Wes Streeting, one of his potential leadership challengers, on Wednesday morning, as his government faces an attempt by Labour MPs to oust him from the top job. The meeting
Starmer but that she would consider doing so herself if they did not act. Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, West said she would listen to Sir Keir's planned relaunch speech on Monday
quite emphatically, [reports](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-resignation-ed-miliband-labour-tzvlmjxzc) that he had urged Starmer to consider his position, but before 2am the first Labour MP was saying so openly. It had been a “terrible” night for [Labour
party is facing off against both Reform and the Greens in different parts of the city. “I strongly believe that we’ve got the right agenda to start turning that around. To give people hope
minister listed his prospective EU deal on Monday as one of three examples of his government’s progress, as he [fights for his political career](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/labour-mp-keir-starmer-leadership-challenge-catherine-west) in the face of growing calls from
Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse
quit over it? I don’t know. Because you’re not going to find a perfect prime minister.” Despite the qualms about Labour replacing Starmer, the group was still keen to see change. “I feel
quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly [bad for Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales), with [Reform making sweeping gains](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/may-council-elections-england-scotland-wales-trends-labour-reform-uk) across pro-Brexit heartlands