UK: Starmer tells Cabinet he's going nowhere, ministers quit

"“The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered,” the statement from 10 Downing Street said. “The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet,” Starmer told his colleagues. He noted that, “The past 48 hours have been destabilizing for the government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families.”"

"Miatta Fahnbulleh became the first to resign on Tuesday, urging Starmer to “set a timetable for an orderly transition.” Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips followed a few hours later, with Phillips saying in her letter to Starmer that she thought he was “a good man fundamentally” but “that is not enough.”"

"As his Cabinet convened mid-morning, nominally to discuss the reopening of parliament following the vote on Wednesday, Starmer's office was forced to issue another statement voicing his intention to remain in his post. The statement did not explicitly address or refute the notion of “an orderly transition,” as some Labour rebels have suggested, over a longer period of time addressing the immediate term instead."

"After the Cabinet meeting several ministers, including Liz Kendall and Steve Reed and James Murray all said that Starmer had their “full support,” using an identical phrase. One politician, Health Minister Wes Streeti"

Keir Starmer faced renewed rumors of dissatisfaction after Labour suffered major losses in local and regional elections. After a Monday speech promising he was not leaving office, junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigned, calling for an orderly transition with a timetable. Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips resigned later, saying Starmer was fundamentally a good man but that was not enough. As Cabinet met to discuss reopening parliament, Starmer’s office issued a statement saying the Labour Party’s process for challenging a leader had not been triggered and that the country expected governing to continue. Starmer told colleagues the past 48 hours were destabilizing and carried real economic costs. Several ministers then said they had full support for him.

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