It all started with Labour’s crushing setback in local elections across England, Scotland and Wales last week. The results sent shockwaves through the party and sparked an open rebellion against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with more than 80 Labour MPs either publicly or privately demanding that he resign or announce a timetable for his departure.
The crisis deepened on Tuesday when three ministers from Starmer’s own government quit within hours of each other, a moment many Labour insiders described as the gravest threat yet to Starmer’s leadership.
