US EditionStarmer ready to fight any challenge to oust him, insists No 10
- Sir Keir Starmer has privately vowed to fight any leadership challenge rather than resign, while Downing Street prepares to defend him after the Budget later this month.
- Amid poor polls showing Labour slipping, the party has fallen to fifth with below 20 per cent while Reform UK sit on more than 30 per cent amid backlash from backbench Labour MPs over welfare cuts affecting more than 10 million pensioners.
- Party rules require nominations from 80 MPs to trigger a contest, and Wes Streeting, Shabana Mahmood, Ed Miliband and Lucy Powell are touted as possible replacements, though Streeting denies plotting.
- Senior figures cautioned that drawn-out infighting would risk voter backlash and market turmoil, as Starmer's allies warn any coup would destabilise financial markets and foreign governments and divert Labour Party funds and campaign staff before May local elections.
- Critics accused his team of `extraordinary paranoia` amid briefing wars, while commentators compared plotting to The Traitors, describing a febrile mood in Labour high command on Tuesday.
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