Loyal frontbenchers back Starmer to stay on as PM

Former Defra Secretary Steve Reed said the Labour Party must unite behind the Prime Minister, adding that a change at the top will 'lead to chaos'

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Nearly a quarter of backbench Labour MPs have called on the Prime Minister to resign.Can support from Cabinet ministers help to stave off a growing mutiny in the Labour Party?
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Nearly a quarter of backbench Labour MPs have called on the Prime Minister to resign.Can support from Cabinet ministers help to stave off a growing mutiny in the Labour Party?

Cabinet ministers have warned a change in Prime Minister will only plunge the UK into political and economic chaos as nearly a quarter of Labour MPs seek an end to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership. More...

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