Starmer’s Rivals Need Everything to Go Wrong for Him All at Once

Keir Starmer’s rivals in Britain’s governing Labour Party have long had a motive for deposing their unpopular prime minister. The next few weeks may grant them the opportunity.

Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, the two front-runners to replace Starmer in the event of a leadership contest, insist publicly that they remain supportive of his premiership and oppose a coup. Privately, their allies say they are poised to take over if the pressure on the prime minister gets too much.