Keir Starmer has pushed back against the growing speculation about his political future by insisting that the overwhelming majority of Labour MPs support him and want him to remain as prime minister. The pushback came at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks of his time in government and it did little to silence the critics who are becoming more vocal about whether he can continue leading the party.
Speaking to the Sunday Times, Starmer said that in politics there is always talk and that what rarely gets reported is the large number of MPs who are loyal, supportive and simply focused on doing their jobs. He said those MPs had waited a long time to be in government and had no interest in feeding speculation to journalists. The BBC also reported on the growing pressure Starmer faces heading into the May local elections.
