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The number of Labour MPs calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign has passed 30 following the disastrous local elections for his party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Things came to a head yesterday as Labour were the big losers of the local elections which, incredibly are yet to be fully done as five councils are still to declare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As things stand, 131 out of 136 councils have declared so we can give an almost full round-up of results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The final five councils are set to declare around 4pm, as per Sky News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n However, here are how things stand after 48 hours of scintillating suffrage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Conservative: 773 (down 557)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Residents’ Association: 36 (down 31)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Conservatives: 9 (down 6)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n No Overall Control (NOC): 61 (up 22)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Labour have seen almost 1,500 councillors wiped off the map and have lost control of 35 councils. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n This, coupled with the recent Mandelson affair and the Autumn Budget which left many disgruntled has led to Starmer being crowned the unwanted honour the ‘most unpopular PM of all time’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n While this may be slightly harsh on Starmer – seeing that most PMs rarely win popularity contests – this discontent is appearing to spread amongst his own party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Labour suffered huge losses in the local elections. Credit: Getty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n As of this morning, there are now more than 30 Labour MPs who are calling on Starmer to resign – about eight per cent of their incumbent MPs in Commons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Labour List keeps track of all the Labour MPs and their position towards the leader of their party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n As per the site, 32 Labour MPs have called for Starmer’s resignation or timetable of departure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over 30 MPs have called, in varying degrees, for a change of leadership, directions or timetabling of Starmer’s departure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The full list of MPs is below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n David Baines (St Helens North)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Paula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Clive Betts (Sheffield South East)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Richard Burgon (Leeds East)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Beccy Cooper (Worthing West)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Barry Gardiner (Brent West)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Louise Haigh (Sheffield Heeley)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Ruth Jones (Newport West and Islywn)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Clive Lewis (Norwich South)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Rachael Maskell (York Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Andy McDonald (Middlesborough and Thornaby East)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Anneliese Midgley (Knowsley)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Abtisam Mohamed (Sheffield Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Kate Osborne (Jarrow and Gateshead East)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Graham Stringer (Blackley and Middleton South)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Labour List’s site goes into detail about what each MP said about the PM here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite a number of unhappy MPs voicing their concern, the party leadership continues to be resolute in the face of such calls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Labour Deputy Leader Lucy Powell told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today: \u201cThinking that setting out some kind of timetable would put to bed the issues of leadership, I think is actually the wrong conclusion here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBecause all that would do is fire the starting gun of a, quite honestly, very distracting and ongoing debate about leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n While the PM himself wrote in the Guardian: \u201cWhile we must respond to the message that voters have sent us, that doesn\u2019t mean tacking right or left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt means bringing together a broad political movement, being assertive about our values, bold in our vision and addressing people\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u201cUnifying rather than dividing. That is the right approach for our party and, more importantly, it is the right approach for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Starmer has also just appointed Labour veterans Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisers this morning (9 May).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The PM is set to address the nation on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n #Labour #MPs #call #Starmer #resign #local #elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A party fracturing The number of Labour MPs calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign has passed 30 following the disastrous local elections for his party. 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Full list of Labour MPs calling for Starmer to resign<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
A resolute stance<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n