BREAKING NEWS
Reporters on the ground say Angela Rayner was seen in the rear of the vehicle alongside Andy Burnham.
The car appears to be heading toward the Millbank Studios (BBC/Sky News). This strongly suggests a televised joint statement is imminent.
We are no longer waiting for a "slow move." The arrival of Burnham and Rayner at a TV studio, combined with the 81-letter threshold being hit, means we are likely hours away from an official leadership contest being triggered.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has told Cabinet that he will not resign
"As I said yesterday, I take responsibility for these election results and I take responsibility for delivering the change we promised.
"The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families.
"The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered.
"The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet"
I was in the room for @Keir_Starmer speech this morning. Based on what I saw and how it was delivered, I have only one conclusion.
Keir should stay in post.
Keir was absolutely in his element, the content of the speech shows that he understands the issues, the actions shows that after certain personnel departures we are now supercharging the right direction.
These elections were difficult, in Stevenage although we removed the leader of the Reform UK group from the council, we still lost 9 seats, which is a huge blow from winning 32/39 seats two years ago.
We didn’t do enough to convince the public things will get better, but we never will if we are embroiled in our own psychodrama.
It is understandable that MP’s right now are getting pressure put on them from councillors, activists and local party members, a lot of whom have been wiped out last weekend, or have close friends and colleagues who have lost their seats.
My message to them, is stay strong. If today is any indicator, were are on the right path & you should not put that in jeopardy.
Keir Starmer was elected to lead national renewal. If he takes the bold steps he outlined to change how government works, speak clearly about who Labour governs for and why, coupled with the pace of delivery already under way, a second term remains within reach.
Swapping leaders will not get us there. That is the clear to me.
I am 77 years old and a Labour Party member I have voted Labour all my life if Labour MP's vote to get Keir Starmer out I will never vote Labour again!
🚨NEW: A Cabinet Minister:
"In the end Keir has listened to cabinet ministers - there are differences about where this will go and what is in best interests of party and country. He'll have to make a decision about what he’s going to do before cabinet tomorrow"
[@guardian]
This talk of a leadership election is mad. There are 2 wars going on, the gilt markets remain high & incredibly sensitive, people's #1 concern is still prices/rents/bills, then the boats - last weeks elections didn't top expectations for either the Greens or Reform either. Chill.
Those Labour Mp's calling for Starmer's resignation are a disgrace. Shameful.. driven by the click bait media.. our country does not need any more turmoil.
The right-wing press and social
media oligarchs will be dancing with joy, seeing that its strategy has worked.
Starmer is far from perfect, but some of the alternatives ?!
🚨BREAKING: Keir Starmer has been told by Shabana Mahmood and other senior Cabinet ministers to consider setting out a timeline for his depature from Number 10
[@thetimes]