- Four Government aides have resigned and more than 60 backbench MPs have called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to quit following Labour’s heavy defeats in the local elections.
- Joe Morris, a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, resigned as he called on Sir Keir to set out a “swift timetable” to step aside. Tom Rutland, PPS to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds, said the Prime Minister had “lost authority” and “will not be able to regain it”.
- Naushabah Khan resigned from her position as PPS to the Cabinet Office, calling for “new leadership”. Melanie Ward resigned from her position as PPS to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, saying Sir Keir had “lost the confidence of the public”.
- Catherine West previously said she would challenge Sir Keir for the party leadership. She withdrew threats to imminently launch a leadership challenge ahead of the Prime Minister’s speech on Monday, but went on to write a letter urging him to step aside.
- A growing number of backbench MPs have called for Sir Keir to resign as Prime Minister, including Richard Burgon, John McDonnell and Sally Jameson, an aide to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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