Enter the executioners: Cabinet showdown begins for Starmer
by James Tapsfield, UK Political Editor
The end looks nigh for Keir Starmer today as he faces a Cabinet showdown amid an overwhelming Labour revolt.
The PM’s grip on power appears to be slipping after members of his top team – said to include Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood – privately urged him to make a graceful exit in the wake of disastrous local elections.
Miatta Fahnbulleh joined the rebellion this morning, becoming the first minister to quit calling for Sir Keir to go.
Significantly, one of Sir Keir’s closest allies Darren Jones said he would not ‘get ahead of any decision’ when asked whether the PM would lead the party into the next election.
