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Posted on 06/19/2026 7:08:30 AM PDT by RandFan
How would a leadership challenge work and who could stand?
MPs unhappy with Sir Keir remaining in post could try to force a leadership election.
This would require 20% of the party's MPs to back a replacement candidate. There are 403 Labour MPs, so the support of 81 would be needed.
Once a Labour leadership election is triggered, other candidates could join the contest if they also had 81 backers.
Sir Keir would not be required to gather support as he would be automatically on the ballot paper if he chose to contest the leadership election.
He would continue as prime minister during any contest.
No Labour prime minister has ever faced a formal leadership challenge from their MPs.
How does the vote to choose a Labour leader work?
Party members and affiliated trade union supporters vote by ranking the candidates in order of preference – putting a one next to their favourite, two for their second choice and so on.
If one candidate receives more than 50% of first preferences then they will be declared the winner.
If not, then the candidate who finishes bottom will be eliminated and the voters who put them first will see their vote moved to their second choice.
This process of elimination continues until one candidate receives more than half of the votes.
The timetable for the leadership ballot would be decided by Labour's decision-making body, the National Executive Committee (NEC).
In 2020, candidates had time to secure their nominations before a ballot took place over a six-week period.
That leadership contest was triggered when Jeremy Corbyn announced he would stand down following the party's defeat in the 2019 general election.
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Starmer goes straight on the ballot as current leader unless he throws in the towel and declines/quits.
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