UK: Starmer tells Cabinet he's going nowhere, minister quits

"“The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered,” the statement from 10 Downing Street said. “The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet,” Starmer told his colleagues. He noted that, “The past 48 hours have been destabilizing for the government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families.”"

"A major speech on Monday when Starmer said he was “not walking away” did little to calm the waters, and a junior minister in his government, Miatta Fahnbulleh, became the first to resign on Tuesday, urging Starmer to “set a timetable for an orderly transition.”"

"As his Cabinet convened mid-morning, nominally to discuss the reopening of parliament following the vote on Wednesday, Starmer's office was forced to issue another statement voicing his intention to remain in his post. The statement did not explicitly address or refute the notion of “an orderly transition,” as some Labour rebels have suggested, over a longer period of time addressing the immediate term instead."

Starmer continued addressing rumors of dissatisfaction within the Labour Party after major local and regional election losses. After a Monday speech saying he was not walking away, a junior minister, Miatta Fahnbulleh, resigned and urged Starmer to set a timetable for an orderly transition. As the Cabinet met mid-morning to discuss reopening parliament, Starmer’s office issued a statement saying Labour has a process for challenging a leader and it had not been triggered. Starmer told colleagues that the country expects governing to continue and that the past 48 hours had been destabilizing, creating real economic costs for the country and families.

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