- Sacked former minister Catherine West has threatened to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if Cabinet ministers do not move against him by Monday, following disastrous local election results.
- Sir Keir attempted to bolster his position by appointing Gordon Brown as a special envoy and Baroness Harriet Harman as an adviser, posing with them outside Downing Street.
- An attempt to secure Cabinet backing for Sir Keir failed, with several senior figures, including Wes Streeting, Shabana Mahmood, and Andy Burnham, notably refusing to publicly endorse him.
- Pressure is mounting on Sir Keir, with at least eight Labour MPs publicly demanding he set a timetable for his departure, and others privately expressing doubts about his ability to lead the party into the next election.
- Amid speculation about potential successors like Angela Rayner, Wes Streeting, and Andy Burnham, Sir Keir acknowledged the party's need to do more to convince voters and promised to outline his future plans in a speech.
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