4 Labour Ministers Resign as More Than 80 MPs Urge Starmer to Quit
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Updated · BBC.com · May 12
4 Labour Ministers Resign as More Than 80 MPs Urge Starmer to Quit
14 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 12
Four ministers — including Home Office minister Jess Phillips — have resigned as opposition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer spread through Labour ranks.
More than 80 Labour MPs are now calling for Starmer to resign or set a timetable for departure, but the revolt has not coalesced around a single challenger.
Labour rules require 81 MPs to back one candidate to trigger a leadership challenge, leaving Starmer vulnerable politically but not yet facing a formal contest.
A separate statement signed by 100 backbenchers and junior ministers said this was "no time for a leadership contest," underscoring a party split over whether to move against him.
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