Starmer latest RECAP: Scots Labour minister resigns as Keir Starmer fights to save premiership
At least 70 out of Labour’s 403 MPs demanded the Prime Minister stand down after the party’s electoral mauling last week.
Sir Keir Starmer is set for another tough day at Westminster as he prepares to face Cabinet ministers in a crucial meeting about his future as Prime Minister.
The Labour leader is on the brink with at least 72 MPs urging him to resign immediately as pressure builds following the party’s electoral mauling last week.
Three more Scottish Labour MPs joined the opposition last night against the Sir Keir’s leadership from within the party, issuing calls for the Prime Minister to quit.
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The MPs each released statements on Monday evening saying they had lost faith in Sir Keir’s ability to lead, pointing to Scottish Labour’s election result last week.
A number of their colleagues had earlier called for the Prime Minister to go.
Sir Keir however has vowed to “prove doubters wrong” and says he won’t “walk away”.
The Cabinet meeting is due to take place shortly and we’ll have all the latest updates as we get them, including analysis and commentary from The Scotsman’s politics team.
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