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Starmer's speech only showed why so many Labour MPs want him gone

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11.05.2026

Was it enough? We will find out later today when Labour MPs make their kangaroo court WhatsApp judgments on Sir Keir Starmer’s future and share them on X.

As Starmer took to the stage in central London, the stakes could not have been higher. More than 40 Labour MPs, from all sides of the party, have gone public calling for the Prime Minister to step down. Even though Parliament isn’t sitting until Wednesday, Labour MPs had flocked back to London to hold discussions. Others watched on TV, reserving judgment.

Some had already made up their minds, only pretending to wait to hear what he had to say before calling for him to go. Labour MP David Smith pushed the button on a long statement in which he called for a timetable for Starmer’s departure just as the Prime Minister left the stage.

When Starmer was attacked with glitter at Labour conference in 2023, he took off his jacket and rolled his sleeves up. His admirers said it made him look raring to go. He tried it again today, but minus........

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