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MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid
UK NewsPolitics•May 9, 2026 at 6:43 PMNational

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

By Peter Walker and Jessica Elgot•The Guardian - UK News

Starmer faces prospect of challenge as ex-minister says she will try to trigger race if no one in cabinet comes forwardMPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week.Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, the former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would launch a bid to end the impasse. Continue reading...

Starmer faces prospect of challenge as ex-minister says she will try to trigger race if no one in cabinet comes forward

MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week.

Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, the former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would launch a bid to end the impasse.

Continue reading...