Starmer Fights Leadership Revolt Over 37-Bill Agenda as Streeting Weighs Bid Within 24 Hours
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Updated · BBC.com · May 13
Starmer Fights Leadership Revolt Over 37-Bill Agenda as Streeting Weighs Bid Within 24 Hours
10 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 13
Wes Streeting's allies expect him to decide within 24 hours whether to challenge Keir Starmer, putting the prime minister's leadership in immediate jeopardy after Labour's election losses.
Starmer spent the day lobbying MPs and cabinet allies around Parliament, arguing he would fight any contest and that a leadership battle would paralyse government and plunge Labour into chaos.
The pressure comes just as King Charles set out a 37-bill legislative programme that Downing Street had planned as a post-election reset, with Starmer calling it a radical new direction for Britain.
Last week's defeats in England, Scotland and Wales have left many Labour MPs questioning Starmer's electoral appeal, while any challenger must still prove a clearer agenda and broader popularity.
With Labour fighting itself, can it challenge the government's 37 new proposed bills?
Is Labour's crisis about its leader, or is the party itself fundamentally broken?
Can Wes Streeting offer a real alternative, or just a new face for old problems?