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PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled
Sir Keir Starmer, facing heavy local-election losses, has reshaped his team by appointing Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance and bringing Harriet Harman on as an adviser, in an effort to shore up support. Several Labour MPs have publicly signaled discontent, with Catherine West warning she will trigger a leadership contest if cabinet colleagues do not challenge Starmer by Monday. BBC reporting emphasizes that a leadership challenge would require 81 MPs backing it, and that the issue dominates front pages and internal debate. Disagreements center on how imminent or viable a challenge is and who constitutes the threat within the party.
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PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said the prime minister had also hired former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman as an adviser on.
Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
"Over to you Keir," says a senior minister, not mincing his words. Not everyone in the Labour Party wants there to be a challenge to the leadership, but even Sir Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change - and fast. The prime minister is nothing if not a determined man. But can he show he can turn.
Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet
Labour MP Catherine West has said if a cabinet minister does not challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet to "reorganise themselves" and put forward.
The Papers: 'Plot to oust Starmer' and 'Gord help us all'
Almost all of Sunday's front pages focus on the prime minister's future. The Sunday Telegraph calls the Labour MP Catherine West's threat to launch a leadership challenge a "stalking horse plot to oust Starmer" . One serving minister tells the paper she would probably gain the backing of the 81 MPs needed to prompt a.
Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing the first explicit threat of a leadership challenge from one of his MPs - but just how much of a threat does it pose to him? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio 4's PM programme immediately raised eyebrows around Westminster. Plenty of Labour MPs from.
Labour MP puts Cabinet 'on notice,' threatens to trigger leadership challenge against Starmer by Monday
Harry Cole, editor-at-large for The Sun, discusses the diplomatic implications and Europe's preparations for NATO without full U.S. involvement. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer could face a leadership challenge as soon as next week after his Labour Party suffered major losses in Thursday’s local elections. Labour MP.
Starmer Vows to Serve 10 Years But May Face Challenge in Days
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he intends to lead the UK for 10 years even as calls for his departure grow from within the governing Labour Party and rivals threatened to launch a leadership challenge in the coming days.