In the aftermath of Thursday’s shellacking, a steady stream of Labour MPs have been coming out and calling on Keir Starmer to quit. Their tone has varied: some are much more coded than others. On Cofffee House, we have a rolling list that now stands at more than 30.

A key tell is those arguing for ‘an orderly transition’ – the subtext for which is ‘enough time until Andy Burnham can get into parliament’. The Mayor of Great Manchester would need months, not weeks, to fight and win a by-election that would allow him to return to parliament and thus claim the leadership. The precarious route by which that would happen has been enough to sew doubts in the minds of much of the Parliamentary Labour party (PLP). It is that doubt which has stopped any big beasts from calling on Starmer to quit.

West has clearly reached breaking point and decided to take matters in her own hands

West has clearly reached breaking point and........

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