Starmer threatened with leadership challenge
Following the Prime Minister’s address, Labour lawmaker Catherine West said she was “collecting names of Labour MPs to call on the Prime Minister to set a timetable for the election of a new leader in September.”
“The results last Thursday show that the PM has failed to inspire hope. What is best for the party and country now is for an orderly transition,” said West, describing Starmer’s Monday morning comments as being “too little too late.”
West’s response, although strong, was a step down from her previous threat to bring forth a leadership challenge.
Over the weekend, West—a former minister—had issued an ultimatum to Starmer’s cabinet, saying if they didn’t launch a bid to challenge his leadership, she would do it herself.
West and Beavers are far from the only members of Starmer’s own party who he failed to win over with his speech.
Lawmaker Nadia Whittome said the Prime Minister “should do the responsible thing for the country and our party, and outline a timetable for his departure with a democratic leadership contest.”
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