Over 70 Labour MPs have publicly urged the PM either to resign immediately or set out a timetable to stand down.
Was the prime minister’s speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?
Downing Street is trying to ignore the challenge from a former minister, but it has raised eyebrows around Westminster.
Catherine West tells the BBC if a leadership hopeful does not put themselves forward she will try to trigger a contest.
Even the prime minister’s most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
In Barnsley, south Yorkshire, 50 years of Labour rule ended on Friday with Reform UK taking control.
Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.
Reform makes huge gains in England, as Labour loses power in Wales and the SNP becomes the largest party in Scotland.
Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure.
Keir Starmer’s Labour has suffered a humiliating blow as the hard right makes sweeping gains.
