Last night, reports emerged that Sir Keir Starmer’s allies had warned “coup plotters” that ousting the Prime Minister would lead to a General Election.

The Mail revealed how “friends of the Prime Minister” had warned that any new leader – like the much-rumoured Wes Streeting – would “need their own mandate’ from the British public.

Labour rules require 20 per cent of the parliamentary party, or 81 MPs, to back a new candidate to launch a formal leadership challenge.

And there are no legal requirements in place for a fresh election in order to confirm a new PM – as seen through Gordon Brown, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.

But one source told the newspaper: “In the modern age, you need your own mandate…. The public hate the idea that political parties can stitch up the choice of a new PM without them.

“Anyone thinking of moving against Keir should consider that very carefully.”

Nigel Farage, whose surging Reform UK would likely take home hundreds of MPs if polling was repeated at a GE, said last night: “This is a Government that is all at sea, without a rudder.

“The sooner we have an election, the better it will be for the country. Not that I’m holding my breath.”

Now, GB News is asking: Should there be a General Election if Labour MPs oust Keir Starmer?