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Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

MPs - to kick off a leadership contest. So far more than 30 Labour MPs have

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

leadership contest, 20% of Labour MPs - 81 people - would have to back her. She has said

Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

leadership contest, more than 20 percent of Labour MPs – 81 of them – must support a new candidate

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

leadership contest requires the endorsement of 81 Labour MPs. Likely challengers to the leadership include

More than 100 Labour MPs sign statement against Starmer leadership challenge

Labour MPs have signed a statement saying this is “no time for a leadership contest

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

leadership contest requires the endorsement of 81 Labour MPs, 20 percent of the party in the Commons

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

leadership by tomorrow morning, she will do it herself. She would need the support of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a contest

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

leadership hopeful by Monday she would ask Labour MPs to back her to trigger a contest

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

leadership hopefuls, with contenders required to win the endorsement of 81 Labour MPs, a fifth of the current total, in order to trigger a contest

Henry Zeffman: PM puts himself back in the game for now

Labour MPs who want the prime minister out. But the prime minister is cannily exploiting the divisions among them. Some want a slower leadership contest

Another crunch moment for Starmer as he pleads with Labour MPs not to topple him

Labour MPs keeping their heads down and who really don't want the Prime Minister to leave right now, nor for there to be a leadership contest

How could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes

MPs. Anyone who garners that many nominations can be put forward for a leadership contest, with the sitting leader qualifying automatically should they wish to remain in post. There is no evidence that West

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

leadership contest after what are expected to be brutal local and devolved elections for Labour next month. However, in recent weeks, Labour MPs

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

contest in the coming weeks would rule out a return for Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, who is not in parliament. The Guardian [reported on Saturday](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/mps-from-labours-left-to-urge-ed-miliband-to-consider-leadership-bid) that MPs from Labour

Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?

leadership needs to change. For a challenge to get off the ground, 20% of Labour MPs, 81 people, have to back it. West says she currently has 10 supporters and so is a long

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet Labour is trailing in the polls and the prime minister's personal ratings have plumbed the depths. The party is facing losses in forthcoming elections: losing control

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

leadership, which have been growing for months. As of late Friday evening, 21 Labour MPs had publicly called for the prime minister to stand down or set a timetable for his exit and, privately, criticism

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

MPs but any leadership contender must be a member of Parliament, so he would need time for another MP to trigger a by-election for him to stand. In an attempt to reset his premiership

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

leadership contest. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA ## **Angela** **R****ayner** Rayner has spent the eight months since she quit the cabinet over her tax affairs walking a line between loyalty and interventionism, regularly reminding Labour colleagues