Labour leadership tensions have escalated after local election losses, with calls for a potential challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Labour MP Catherine West, a former Foreign Office minister, has indicated she may seek backing to trigger a contest if no alternative candidate is agreed.
- Catherine West says she has around 10 supporters but would need 81 MPs to trigger a contest.
- West says Labour must “modernise” and take on Reform UK
- Starmer insists he will fight any challenge, describing his leadership as a “10-year project of renewal”.
Senior figures including Lucy Powell and Sir Sadiq Khan have urged stability, warning against a disruptive leadership contest within the Labour Party.
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