Starmer Faces Fresh Leadership Threat After Heavy Election Loss

A Labour Party lawmaker threatened to trigger a leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer, casting a shadow over the UK prime minister’s efforts to shore up his party after heavy election losses by appointing Gordon Brown as special envoy on global finance.

Catherine West, a former junior Foreign Office minister under Labour, said in an interview with the BBC that she would challenge Starmer unless cabinet ministers take steps to remove the prime minister by Monday. West noted that she currently has 10 people who would back her, but she is “confident” that she will gather enough support to force a contest.