Keir Starmer's secret phone calls with senior Labour figures have leaked across Westminster, with multiple sources claiming that, over a frantic 48 hours in London this week, the Prime Minister was effectively told by his own Cabinet that his leadership is finished and that he must set out when he is quitting.
The reported collapse in support comes after a bruising run of crises for Starmer and his government, culminating in Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield, which has been widely interpreted inside Labour as the final blow to the Prime Minister's authority. Once seen as the man who dragged the party back to electability, Starmer is now described by colleagues as 'fatally wounded', limping from one internal revolt to another as rivals circle and donors fret.
