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Posted on 02/07/2026 7:01:10 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Keir Starmer should step aside in favour of a caretaker prime minister who would run the country until a leadership contest is held in the summer, Labour MPs have argued.
Despairing Government backbenchers argue that unless the Prime Minister quits over the Peter Mandelson crisis, the party is heading for disaster at the Gorton and Denton by-election later this month – followed by annihilation in May’s local elections.
They hope the Cabinet will this week persuade Sir Keir to quit and allow a ‘non-contentious’ candidate such as Defence Secretary John Healey or Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to be a temporary replacement.
It came as insiders said Sir Keir’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney – blamed by Labour MPs for ‘forcing’ the Prime Minister to appoint Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as US ambassador in 2024 – is on the brink of quitting.
Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald could also resign.
A source said: ‘Morgan going would offer the MPs a sacrifice to try to atone for this disaster. But could Keir survive without him? They should really depart as a package.’
Under the extraordinary caretaker plan, the interim leader would steer Labour beyond the May local elections and then oversee a full-scale party leadership contest in the summer before handing over to the new leader at the party’s annual conference in the autumn.
MPs backing the move say it would ‘bring stability’ to the Government and avoid the ‘bloodbath’ of a leadership contest before May’s elections. It may also appeal to all three of the main leadership contenders – each of whom has reason to want to delay a challenge for the top job.
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Whoever replaces him, will be even worse.
> followed by annihilation in May’s local elections.<
Why not just postpone or cancel the local elections? It’s the fascist thing to do. And it’s not like it hasn’t been done before.
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https://news.sky.com/story/postponed-local-elections-what-is-happening-13500190
Quick hat tip to MinorityRepublican. Thanks for keeping us updated on events in Great Britain.
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It’s fascinating what’s going on there - but not fascinating in a good way.
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