Keir Starmer, Cabinet and Prime Minister
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The PM says a leadership contest has not been triggered, after the first government minister resigns and joins 80 other Labour MPs who have urged him to go or set a timetable.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure from within Labour as over 80 lawmakers call for his resignation ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting amid deepening political turmoil.
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to be among those who have told the PM to consider his position.
The PM says a leadership contest has not been triggered, after the first government minister resigns and joins about 80 other Labour MPs who have urged him to go or set a timetable.
Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership as Cabinet ministers, including the Home Secretary, reportedly urged him to consider his position, and Government aides quit their posts.