LONDON – Keir Starmer’s premiership was in freefall last night as Cabinet ministers urged him to quit.
Dozens of Labour MPs called for the prime minister (PM) to resign after a last-ditch fightback speech failed to quell a growing mutiny.
Last night, Labour sources said a delegation of senior ministers had gone to No10 to tell Sir Keir his time is up. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper were among those telling him to go, it was reported.
Several key figures in the government are said to have visited No10 on Monday night, with Defence Secretary John Healey also one of those urging the PM to quit.
Further face-to-face calls to resign are expected during this morning’s Cabinet meeting if Sir Keir refuses to budge.
‘‘It’s happening,’’ said one source. ‘‘The PM has had his say, people have heard him out, but it has not changed minds. The herd is moving.’’
Sir Keir warned that a leadership contest on the eve of tomorrow’s King’s Speech would plunge the government and Britain into chaos. Last Night, leading figures including Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham were privately canvassing supporters.
Charlotte Nichols, the MP for Warrington North, said the prime minister ‘doesn’t have the grip’ to run the country.
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