Over 80 Labour MPs Urge Starmer to Quit or Set Exit Timetable

Sir Keir Starmer faces intensifying pressure on his leadership after more than 80 Labour MPs urged him to quit immediately or draw up a timetable to leave. He plans to meet Wes Streeting for talks following a tumultuous day marked by resignations, drama and defiance at Downing Street.

Reporters shouted questions at ministers leaving a cabinet meeting at No 10 about the prime minister's future. Starmer delivered a message of defiance to his own party.

Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's former top aide, gave evidence to MPs on Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador. Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins told MPs that No 10 took a dismissive approach to Mandelson's security vetting.

BBC's Sarah Smith detailed growing tensions between Donald Trump and Starmer, fueled by discrepancies over the Iran war. Starmer warned that the Middle East conflict could continue for some time and said the UK must obey international law over Iran.

Emily Thornberry echoed calls to follow international law. In other developments, a BBC reporter went undercover and spoke to an adviser encouraging migrants to cheat the asylum system by posing as gay.

Migration minister Mike Tapp could not answer a question on the UK citizenship test: What is the height of the London Eye? Debate continues on whether the UK will ban social media for under-16s after a US trial found Meta and Google built addictive platforms.

The Green Party secured a victory in a Greater Manchester seat previously won by Labour with over 50 percent of the vote in 2024, pushing Labour to third place. Plumber Hannah Spencer, in her acceptance speech, said working hard used to get you something and that she was no different from every single person in this constituency.