Starmer Losing Fight to Stay in Power as Rebellion Spreads

Keir Starmer was facing growing pressure to step down as prime minister after dozens of members of Parliament, including Cabinet allies, joined the calls for him to set out a timetable for his departure.

Those privately urging Starmer to consider plans for handing control to a successor included Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, according to people familiar with the matter. Her intervention followed a similar overture by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband in recent weeks, suggesting that the Cabinet support that had so far protected Starmer’s position was ebbing away.