- Health Secretary Wes Streeting is reportedly preparing a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer, with speculation mounting ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting.
- More than 60 Labour MPs have publicly called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign immediately or set a departure timetable following historically poor election results.
- Several junior government members and ministerial aides allied with Mr Streeting have resigned, indicating growing pressure on the Labour leader.
- Sir Keir Starmer delivered a defiant speech, pledging to fight for the 'soul of Britain' and prove his doubters wrong, but it failed to appease many backbenchers.
- Analysis suggests numerous prominent Labour MPs, including cabinet members, could lose their seats to Reform UK or the Green Party if recent local election results were replicated in a general election.
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