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Keir Starmer ‘already fighting leadership election’ as PM rules out resigning by inviting challenge

by 11/11/2025
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Sir Keir Starmer has privately vowed to fight off any challenge from Labour rivals looking to replace him as Prime Minister.

Sir Keir, who is expected to face a drubbing in May, is preparing for pressure to mount after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s tax-hiking Budget on November 26.

No10 is said to have now gone into “full bunker mode”, with critics claiming the Prime Minister’s allies have ramped up briefings against his rivals.

Downing Street was accused of having a “toxic” culture earlier this year amid briefings against Angela Rayner, Lucy Powell and Lisa Nandy.

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However, Sir Keir’s allies told The Times he will not resign in the event of any attempt to remove him and would contest any leadership contest triggered by Labour MPs.

The Prime Minister’s supporters even suggested Sir Keir is “already fighting the leadership election” with outreach to Labour backbenchers.

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