- Labour MP Catherine West has issued an ultimatum, stating she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest against Sir Keir Starmer if a cabinet minister does not challenge him by Monday, urging the cabinet to put forward their "best communicator" to replace him.
- Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to lead the Labour Party into the next general election, committing to closer ties with Europe as a core part of his response to the recent disastrous local election results and his ongoing "national renewal" project.
- This week’s local elections saw significant setbacks for Labour, including losing control in Barnsley and Bradford, and being pushed out of office in Lewisham and Lambeth due to a Green surge, highlighting the challenges facing the party.
- Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite, one of Labour's largest union backers, warned that the party risks "going extinct" if it fails to adopt a "completely different economic direction and political direction," accusing it of abandoning the working class.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has publicly backed Sir Keir Starmer to lead Labour into the next general election, dismissing Catherine West's call for a leadership challenge and expressing her profound disappointment over the scale of the party's electoral defeat.
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