Starmer told to set exit timetable by weekend or face being forced out by Labour party
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Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason
15d ago· 8 min readenNews
Summary
Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have warned him that he must set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend or face being forced out by his own party. Andy Burnham, who won a strong majority in the Makerfield byelection, is expected to travel to London to meet MPs amid expectations he could become prime minister within weeks. One cabinet minister who had not previously called for Starmer to go now describes his departure as inevitable, and an MP estimates around 200 Labour MPs would be prepared to sign Burnham's nomination.
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bskyStarmer told to set exit timetable by weekend or face being forced out by Labour partytheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledCabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.
One cabinet minister – who has not previously told the prime minister to go – said his departure was now inevitable.
One MP said they believed there were about 200 Labour MPs prepared, if necessary, to sign Burnham's nomination.
Ministers say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitable
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