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Insiders Target Starmer Amid Seat Shortages, Market Fear

4/25/2026

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Insiders are plotting minister, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who will tell Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
Starmer has refused to quit, pledging to fight on to deliver a five-year cost-of-living and NHS improvement mandate.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Mayor Andy Burnham lack a parliamentary seat and face a tax investigation.
Backbenchers, economists warn a leadership contest could destabilise markets after borrowing rose.

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Insiders are plotting minister, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who will tell Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
Starmer has refused to quit, pledging to fight on to deliver a five-year cost-of-living and NHS improvement mandate.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Mayor Andy Burnham lack a parliamentary seat and face a tax investigation.
Backbenchers, economists warn a leadership contest could destabilise markets after borrowing rose.