Sir Keir Starmer is facing a major threat to his premiership after a think tank that once supported the PM’s leadership campaign canvassed party members on potential candidates to replace him.
Labour Together, which was previously run by the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, has begun polling members on who would be best fit to run the party.
The survey, seen by The Times, asked who stands “the best chance of leading Labour to electoral victory at the next general election” in comparison to Sir Keir.
Members were also asked to rank who they would be likely to vote for in a leadership election out of a list of potential successors and place them on a scale from “very left wing” to “very right” the newspaper reports.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were among those named as possible candidates.
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Volodymyr Zelensky to again meet with Keir Starmer at No10 to discuss peace plans
Sir Keir Starmer will today welcome Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street to discuss peace plans as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine.
The meeting, also attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is expected to focus on how to respond to American proposals for ending the war with Russia.
Mr Zelensky’s visit to London comes after his officials concluded three days of talks with their US counterparts on those proposals as the White House presses Kyiv to accept a deal.
Over the weekend, Mr Zelensky said he had discussed “next steps” with Donald Trump’s advisers and was “determined to keep working in good faith”.
But the negotiators also acknowledged that any “real progress” will depend “on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace”.
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