"Most news organisations were using them to keep a track of Labour MPs who were coming out and calling for Starmer's resignation and, after his speech in the morning, the numbers started to escalate. Here is the LabourList one; by the end of last night they were on 77. The sort of names on the spreadsheets changed too. Initially it was mostly leftwingers calling for the PM to go, with the Andy Burnham supporters stressing the need for a timetable for an orderly transition (ie a slow process, allowing Burnham to win a byelection before a leadership contest)."
"But in the afternoon government loyalists, and some prominent Wes Streeting supporters, started speaking out. And by early evening parliamentary private secretaries (technically, people on the government payroll) were joining in too. And now some cabinet ministers are starting to tell Starmer, privately, that he needs to go. Here is an extract. Starmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quit And here is an extract."
"The Guardian understands that two senior cabinet ministers Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, and Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary told the prime minister he should oversee an orderly transition of power after crushing election defeats risked ringing the death knell on his premiership. At least two others believed to be John Healey and David Lammy discussed with Starmer how they should take a responsible, dignified, orderly approach to what might follow. Several others including Richard Hermer and Steve Reed were defiant, urging him to fight on."
"The cabinet is meeting this morning, at 9am or soon after. Starmer said yesterday he would fight any bid to force him out, and some of his allies are urging him to stay. But his position looks perilous; it is possible that before the end of the "
Labour MPs increasingly called for Keir Starmer to resign after his speech. News organisations tracked the growing number of MPs publicly demanding his departure, and the count rose quickly through the day. Early pressure came mainly from leftwing supporters, including calls for a timetable for an orderly transition that would allow Andy Burnham to win a byelection before a leadership contest. Later, government loyalists and prominent Wes Streeting supporters joined the criticism. By early evening, parliamentary private secretaries also spoke out. Some cabinet ministers have begun telling Starmer privately that he should step aside, while others urge him to fight on. A cabinet meeting is scheduled for the morning.
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