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Labour Turmoil: MPs Demand Starmer Resign, Rayner Quits

5/11/2026

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Catherine West to trigger a contest if dissatisfied after Sir Keir Starmer (Labour leader)’s reset speech.
Labour lost 1,500 council seats and 17 of 129 Scottish seats, with more than 30 MPs, former minister Josh Simons, calling for Starmer to resign or set a timetable.
Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned against battle as former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned after a stamp-duty dispute, awaiting an HMRC investigation affecting campaign.

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Catherine West to trigger a contest if dissatisfied after Sir Keir Starmer (Labour leader)’s reset speech.
Labour lost 1,500 council seats and 17 of 129 Scottish seats, with more than 30 MPs, former minister Josh Simons, calling for Starmer to resign or set a timetable.
Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned against battle as former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned after a stamp-duty dispute, awaiting an HMRC investigation affecting campaign.