Jonathan Walker

Former health minister Zubir Ahmed, who quit yesterday, urges senior members of the Cabinet such as Yvette Cooper, Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband to break their silence about the PM and call publicly for him to go, adding: ‘This is a moment for leadership’

EXCL: Keir Starmer will not lead his party into the next general election, Labour-supporting unions have predicted, in an intervention that threatens to further destabilise PM after damaging few days. The 11 Labour-affiliated unions – including Unite, Unison and GMB – are expected to issue joint statement today saying “at some stage” party will have to put plan in place to elect new leader. In leaked copy, they said it was clear Labour “cannot continue on its current path”, and despite some progress it was not doing enough to deliver change people voted for at last election. All details 👇 theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

@goddek @DailyMail It's about what happened on October 7 2023 in Israel. There have been reports about the destruction in Gaza which talked about the destruction in Gaza, and that's also understandable. Reports about events in Lebanon generally cover events in Lebanon

@DailyMail The same two authors of this article also wrote a major report about the alleged 40,000+ victims of the Iranian regime, yet never once (not even in a single sentence) criticized the atrocities Israel committed in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, etc.

Full depravity of Hamas during October 7 revealed for the first time: New report details how terrorists performed almost unimaginable horrors upon Israeli families trib.al/olj7tnv

Labour MP tweet translator: “rapid process” = Weshevik “orderly transition” = Burnshevik

BREAKING: Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, indicates that Sir Keir Starmer may be about to announce a timetable for his resignation He tells @TimesRadio: “He’s listening to colleagues, and he's talking to colleagues… I can't say what decision he may or may not take. I’m not going to get ahead of the prime minister's decision.” Darren Jones is as loyal as they come and has been put forward by No 10 to do the broadcast round For him to equivocate on something as fundamental as the prime minister’s future is significant Last night the view in No 10 was that Starmer would resist the pressure. This morning Darren Jones is saying he has a decision to make…

"The Prime Minister is going, no Prime Minister can survive this... It's time to be real, he's going. No doubt about it." Labour MP Jonathan Hinder describes Sir Keir Starmer's speech this morning speech as "tone deaf" and "at its worst, downright insulting". #Newsnight

The cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to consider setting out an orderly timetable for his resignation include the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, and the energy secretary, Ed Miliband - so holders of two of the great offices of state and a former Labour leader. Tomorrow’s cabinet meeting will be more than usually consequential. His allies tell me he can and will resist the pressure to quit. Quite the game of chicken.

BREAKING Sir Keir Starmer is resisting calls from senior Cabinet ministers to stand down He’s just announced six new PPS appointments to replace those who quit after calling for him to go Loyal ministers say he stands by his position from this morning - he will not walk away This is going to get very, very messy indeed

I like the Prime Minister, he is a good and decent man. But it’s clear from countless doorstep conversations that my constituents have lost confidence in him. Disastrous local election results across the Black Country only confirm this. 1/2

So I’m hearing that members of the cabinet are gearing up to tell PM the game is up. Comes as a succession of PPS’s resign/call for him to stand down. They keep coming

Labour backbencher Catherine West seems to have switched from trying to force an actual leadership contest to collecting names that "will not be made public for now" of Labour MPs that want Starmer gone - which won't necessarily achieve anything even if she gets many names

Reform @reformparty_uk apparently have a problem with local news media, including now in Suffolk & Ipswich. That's a mistake Politicians often feel they don't need the media when they've just won. It changes when governing turns out to be hard ipswich.co.uk/we-dont-need-y…

“With a heavy heart”, Labour MP Clive Betts calls on Keir Starmer to go. “I’m really sorry it’s come to this.” @RosieWright99 | #TimesRadio

Sandwell Labour leader, Kerrie Carmichael, has lost her seat to Reform. bbc.in/42mSTaI

MANCHESTER LATEST. It might be a Labour hold, but Labour couldn't really lose here on number of seats being contested. BUT Labour lost 15 of the 19 seats they defended that have counted so far. Greens up 12 and Reform up 3

Birmingham Labour source: “It’s going to be a bin fire:” Most appropriate metaphor possible, really

@owenjonesjourno @kateferguson4 Is this true @kateferguson4 ?

@kateferguson4 I mean, you're also an ex-Trotskyist so I'm not really sure your background is terribly relevant

Hackney millionaire influx breeds talk of socialist revolution

Labour has just lost its first two seats in Birmingham - one to Reform UK and one to the Greens - underlining the big problem the party has after this election. Shard End went to Reform UK, while Tyseley & Hay Mills was taken by the Greens.

EXCLUSIVE with @patrickkmaguire and @Geri_E_L_Scott Ed Miliband has privately suggested to Sir Keir Starmer that he should consider setting out a timeline for his departure amid concerns he will be forced out of No 10 in the wake of the election results, The Times has been told Two sources familiar with the discussion said that the energy secretary and former Labour leader made the suggestion during a private meeting with the prime minister about a fortnight ago While Miliband remains supportive of Starmer he is concerned that Labour will descend into a bitter and damaging leadership contest in the wake of the elections, which are expected to be disastrous for Starmer Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, and Wes Streeting, the health secretary, are both said to have the support of the 81 Labour MPs needed to trigger a contest. Rayner is considering making a move despite the fact she has not been cleared by HM Revenue & Customs over her tax affairs Miliband is viewed by allies as a “kingmaker” to a potential run for the leadership by Andy Burnham. Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is understood to have told supporters in recent days that a backbench MP is willing to stand down as soon as this weekend to facilitate his return to Westminster Miliband will join cabinet loyalists in backing Starmer this weekend, but he has significant concerns about the risk of Labour descending into a civil war and the damage it would do to the party and the government unless the prime minister sets a timeline for his departure He is understood to have raised his concerns during a private discussion with Starmer during which the two men talked about the aftermath of the elections A spokesman for Miliband would not comment on “private conversations” but said: “We do not accept this account.” He did not dispute that the discussion had taken place and declined to say how the accounts differed. “Ed has always supported the prime minister and continues to do so as he delivers on his mandate for change,” the spokesman said. Burnham has told several Labour MPs on Merseyside and in Greater Manchester that a backbencher is willing to resign their seat to facilitate his comeback. Those who have spoken to the mayor said an announcement could be made as soon as Saturday thetimes.com/article/8fe95d…

🚨 A bombshell Birmingham poll just dropped on the eve of voting ➡️ RFM: 47 👤 IND: 17 🌹 LAB: 14 🌍 GRN: 12 🌳 CON: 6 🔶 LDM: 5 Labour faces its WORST ever result in the city Independents surge to become 2nd largest group itv.com/news/central/2…