The Prime Minister's own MPs are demanding his resignation after the party suffered a devastating wipe-out across England, Scotland, and Wales. 33 Labour MPs have called for his departure, including former minister Catherine West.
Keir Starmer is this morning desperately clinging on to power as the number of Labour MPs demanding he quit reaches nearly three dozen. The chorus of public fury from the Prime Minister 's own MPs is continuing to crescendo today after the party suffered a devastating wipe-out across England , Scotland , and Wales .
While counting in some councils is still ongoing, the party has currently lost over 1,400 councillors, slipped to third in Wales, and is tied with Reform in Scotland well behind the SNP. 33 Labour MPs have now called for the Prime Minister either to resign immediately, or to set out a timetable for his departure as soon as possible. Three MPs have emerged this morning already to condemn Sir Keir Starmer, including former minister Catherine West, who demanded 'an orderly transition'.
The Hornsey MP said that the PM's approach 'is not cutting through… unless things change, we risk Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister.
'. 'That's why, with regret and significant sadness, I firmly believe that Keir should outline his intention to resign as Prime Minister and oversee an orderly transition. ', Debbie Abrahams, the MP for Oldham East, told the Today Programme she thinks 'it is a matter of months' before Starmer will have to decide whether to resign if he doesn't immediately turn things around.
Catherine West (L) and Debbie Abrahams (R) were two more MPs to emerge this morning demanding the PM set out his departure plans. Read More How Starmer's elections endgame could unfold: Hour-by-hour guide to poll results that might finish the PM. Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) agreed: 'There is a responsibility on the Cabinet to recognise this can't carry on forever'.
But Keir Starmer ally Lucy Powell, the Labour deputy leader, condemned her colleagues' plotting and warned that a leadership coup would make the party look 'ludicrous'. Speaking on the BBC this morning, Ms Powell said Labour needs to change its approach, but with Keir Starmer at the helm. She argued that Sir Keir 'is accepting responsibility, he is saying we've got to change. He hears what people are saying'.
The Manchester MP said that the Prime Minister is 'very reflective' on yesterday's brutal verdict by voters. But she lashed out at Labour MPs demanding a change of leadership, arguing: 'I don't want to hear about that anymore. I want us to get on with the job.
'. Asked whether Sir Keir will still be the party's leader in six months' time, she emphatically replied: 'Yes, yes, yes!
'. The Prime Minister has said in a column for the Guardian that despite the local election wipeout, he will not tack to either the right or the left in order to win back voters. He wrote: 'While we must respond to the message that voters have sent us, that doesn't mean tacking right or left.
'It means bringing together a broad political movement, being assertive about our values, bold in our vision and addressing people's demands. 'Unifying rather than dividing. That is the right approach for our party and, more importantly, it is the right approach for our country.
'. Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell said a leadership contest would make the party look 'ludicrous'. Keir Starmer is digging in and refusing to go, insisting he won't tack left or right to salvage votes after yesterday's local election wipeout. According to the LabourList website, the 33 Labour MPs calling on the Prime Minister to either quit, or set out a timetable for his departure, includes: Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) - 'I think it’s a matter of months'.
David Baines (St Helens North) - 'When you’re the leader, the buck stops with you'
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