Starmer tried to shore up support within his Cabinet following a febrile few days in the wake of hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections last week: if repeated in a national election would see it overwhelmingly ejected from power. Rumours about potential successors have grown over the course of the day, whether it is members of the government or the current Manchester mayor. FRANCE 24’s Bénédicte Paviot tells us more from 10 Downing Street.
I can’t believe Starmer is still clinging on after those local election losses. If that trend holds in a national vote, Labour’s finished.
The rumors about the Manchester mayor replacing him are getting louder. Starmer needs to step aside before it gets ugly.
He’s trying to shore up Cabinet support, but that won’t matter if the party keeps bleeding votes. Time for a change.
Those losses were staggering—Labour would be out of power completely if those numbers repeat. Starmer’s stubbornness is hurting the party.
I heard Bénédicte Paviot’s report from Downing Street. It sounds like even his own MPs are sharpening knives behind his back.
Maybe Starmer thinks he can weather this storm, but the public has clearly lost faith. A new leader is the only way forward.
Coalition governments force compromise but the public sees it as weakness. (df308f)