Live: The Labour MPs calling for Sir Keir Starmer to go

A devastating set of local elections has left Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership on the brink. Calls for the Prime Minister to exit stage left are growing and have now surpassed the usual hard-left Corbynite suspects.

Furious backbenchers representing every faction of the party have vented that Sir Keir is simply too toxic on the doorstep to make a comeback and that the game is up. Downing Street has gone into crisis mode as the Prime Minister’s allies and aides scramble to maintain his grip on power. But the chances of that happening are drastically fading with ministerial bag carriers – PPS’s – now resigning from government and joining the calls to kick Keir out.

Among the swathes of statements demanding a new Labour leader, look out for the buzz words ‘clear transition’ as an indication of who is putting their weight behind Andy Burnham. Those arguing for a ‘swift transition’ are an indication of Team Wes. So here they are: the Labour MPs demanding a new leader.

1. John McDonnell – ‘Keir will need to put party and country first in judging whether he is risking opening door to Farage.’
2. Ian Lavery – ‘Keir Hardie started the Labour Party… It could be another Keir – Keir Starmer – that could end the party forever.’
3. Simon Opher – ‘We need to change our leader. If we go into the next election with him, we are going to get slaughtered.’
4. Anneliese Midgley – ‘Unless that changes significantly and quickly it’s clear the PM can’t lead us into another election.’
5. Jonathan Brash – ‘The very best thing the Prime Minister can do now is address the nation tomorrow to set out a timetable for his departure.’
6. Clive Lewis – ‘A timetable for his departure is now necessary. The longer this is delayed, the greater the damage to the party and the country.’
7. Louise Haigh – ‘I think what is abundantly clear, is that unless the government delivers significant and urgent change, then the Prime Minister cannot lead us into another election.’
8. Richard Burgon – ‘It is clear that Keir has fought his last election as Labour leader and, deep down, he will know it.’
9. Graham Stringer – ‘I don’t think he can fight the next election if the Labour Party wants to survive.’
10. Conor Naismith – ‘In the wake of these catastrophic local elections results, with regret, it is clear to me that we need new leadership.’
11. Olivia Blake – ‘We need an orderly plan.’
12. Sarah Owen – ‘Unless Keir Starmer delivers tangible change and truly connects with the public on a human level, he can’t lead us into another election (locally or nationally). People want politics and politicians who are up-front and true to their values.’
13. David Baines – Warned Sir Keir is not the right person for the job and ‘his popularity has plummeted’.
14. Catherine McKinnell – ‘We must listen to the message sent by voters and urgently change so that we can deliver the change that people so desperately want to see.’
15. Kim Johnson – ‘Keir has faced his last election as leader. We need a timetable for a smooth transition this year.’
16. Clive Betts – ‘Unfortunately it is Keir as a person who the public are not listening to.’
17. Tony Vaughn – ‘I strongly believe that there must be an orderly transition of leadership well before the local elections next year.’
18. Catherine West – ‘The Labour Party need the chance to have an honest conversation about how we deliver the change we promised in 2024 and that requires new leadership which understands the urgent and real concerns of people across the UK.’
19. Abtisam Mohamed – ‘The Prime Minister should now agree a clear transition and timeline for new leadership…’
20. Barry Gardiner –  ‘Leadership brings with it responsibilities, and this defeat is Keir Starmer’s responsibility.’
21. Nadia Whittome – ‘I believe the Prime Minister should announce a timetable for his departure.’
22. Jon Trickett – ‘The message from my constituency is that it’s curtains for Keir.’
23. Kate Osborne – ‘Keir needs to resign.’
24. Andy McDonald – ‘We need a change of leader tied to change of policy – for a radical economic vision, with better incomes and higher living standards.’
25. Ruth Jones – ‘I think the Prime Minister should consider his position.’
26. Chris Hinchliff – ‘I do now believe that the Prime Minister should resign.’
27. Neil Duncan-Jordan – ‘We promised to do politics differently, but everything now looks tainted and grubby. All those responsible must seriously consider their positions.’
28. Ian Byrne – ‘The Prime Minister must now set out a clear timetable for his departure…’
29. Paula Barker
30. Beccy Cooper – Reposted call from Louise Haigh
31. Justin Madders – ‘There will come a point soon when, without fundamental change, it will become necessary to do that to try to win back the trust we have lost’
32. Terry Jermy – ‘Keir Starmer…needs to consider whether he is the right person to take the party and this government forward’
33. Imran Hussain – ‘Starmer has fought his last election as Labour leader, and I think he will know that too’
34. Brian Leishman – ‘If we don’t rediscover our radicalism then we are finished. Be real Labour’
35. Josh Simons – ‘He has lost the country’
36. Debbie Abrahams – ‘Keir must do the right thing, put the country first and announce an orderly transition to a new leader’
37. Apsana Begum – ‘Both leadership and policy’ must change
38. Irene Campbell – ‘I believe that the solution is likely to be a full and democratic contest to allow an orderly transition of leadership and for this to be achieved by the end of the year’
39. Cat Eccles – ‘If the leadership cannot deliver change quickly and convincingly, then Keir Starmer must put the country and party first and make way for a new leader capable of reconnecting Labour with the people it was elected to serve.’
40. Euan Stainbank – ‘The Prime Minister must set out a process for his departure and we must quickly reflect on the strategy and leadership north and south of the border which enabled this fifth SNP term.’
41. Rachael Maskell – Sir Keir ‘failed to instil confidence in his leadership – instead causing people to seek solutions outside of Labour at this election’.
42. David Smith – ‘I therefore believe that now is the time for the Prime Minister to set a clear timetable for his departure.’
43. Chris Curtis – ‘I think it’s time for us to look for new leadership.’
44. Luke Myer – ‘I listened carefully to the Prime Minister’s speech today. I think history will see him as a decent man, but we have to be honest that his leadership is not working. A change is needed.’
45. Bell Ribeiro-Addy – ‘It is clear the Prime Minister does not have a credible plan. He must now set out a timetable for departure.’
46. Navendu Mishra – ‘The Prime Minister should set out a timetable for an orderly transition.’
47. Paulette Hamilton – ‘We now need an orderly transition to new leadership.’
48. Anna Dixon – ‘I don’t believe that the public have any confidence that the Prime Minister can take us successfully into the next set of elections.’
49. Peter Lamb – ‘If a (resignation timetable) had happened when I first called for it, many of the people who worked hardest to deliver Labour govt would still be delivering for our movement in local government.’
50. Markus Campbell-Savours – ‘His position is now untenable.’
51. Alan Gemmell – ‘Sadly I don’t believe he can lead us to into, and win, the next election therefore he must now set a date for his departure.’
52. Fred Thomas – ‘It is clear now that to deliver on our promise of change and to secure Britain’s future, we must now look to a new leader.’
53. Paul Davies – ‘Regrettably I feel there is no alternative but to ask the Prime Minister to do the right thing for the country and arrange for an orderly hand over of his role once his replacement has been duly selected.’
54. Lorraine Beavers – ‘I believe that the Prime Minister should announce a timetable for leaving office.’
55. Sarah Smith – ‘I have regretfully concluded that he is unable to lead us into future elections.’
56. Jas Athwal – ‘It is therefore with deep regret that I conclude it is in the national interest for Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party.’
57. Jo Platt – ‘As a movement we cannot progress under this leadership.’
58. Tonia Antoniazzi – ‘I think it is genuinely time for him to step aside as PM in an orderly manner.’
59. Alex Ballinger – ‘I like the Prime Minister, he is a good and decent man. But it’s clear from countless doorstep conversations that my constituents have lost confidence in him.’
60. Joe Morris (PPS) – told his whip
61. Sally Jameson (PPS) – ‘I now feel that the PM should set out a clear timetable for his departure in September or shortly after’
62. Tom Rutland (PPS) – ‘I do not have faith that the Prime Minister can meet this challenge.’
63. Sam Carling – ‘I join Labour colleagues in urging the Prime Minister to step down.’
64. Naushabah Khan (PPS) – ‘I am calling for new leadership, so that we can rebuild trust and deliver the better future that the British people voted for.’
65. Yuan Yang – ‘I believe the Prime Minister should set out a considered timeline for his departure.’
66. Lee Pitcher – ‘It is now clear a new direction is required.’
67. Rachel Taylor – ‘With a genuinely heavy heart I am calling on Keir Starmer to announce a timetable for his departure.’
68. Melanie Ward (PPS) – ‘I am today resigning as a PPS and calling for Keir Starmer to resign as Leader of the Labour Party and set out a rapid process for the election of a new Leader and Prime Minister.’
69. Alex McIntyre – ‘We have to change course, fight for our values and ultimately give the country a leader who can deliver.’
70. Charlotte Nichols
71. Ben Goldsborough – ‘I believe our movement can still deliver the change people desperately want and deserve. But I no longer believe the prime minister can lead that change.’
72. Mary Kelly Foy – ‘The best thing that could happen now is for the Prime Minister to set out a clear timetable for his departure, and for the process of a fair and democratic leadership election to be agreed.’
73. Maureen Burke – ‘I am calling on the Prime Minister to set out a timetable for his departure.’
74. Sarah Hall – ‘The Labour party was built to be the voice of working people. We cannot allow it to drift away from them now.’
75. Matt Bishop – ‘Public trust is being lost.’
76. Gordon McKee – ‘It’s clear that the Prime Minister no longer has the trust or confidence of the public, or large swathes of the Parliamentary Labour Party, to lead this change, and he should resign to bring this to an end.’
77. Tahir Ali – ‘The first step is for Keir Starmer to step down.’
78. Jonathan Hinder – ‘It’s time for Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his departure.’
79. Miatta Fahnbulleh (minister) – ‘I urge the Prime Minister to do the right thing for the country’.
80. Richard Baker – ‘He must show the courage to continue to serve it by resigning.’
81. Paul Foster – ‘It is with great regret that I believe the party now needs a change of direction and, ultimately, a new leader.’