Wolves circle around Starmer amid fallout from election disaster: Live

Everyone is wondering whether Labour backbencher Catherine West will get the backing of the 81 MPs needed to force a leadership vote.

In a bombshell intervention last night, Ms West hatched a plan to oust the Prime Minister by putting herself forward as a ‘stalking horse’ candidate.

Running for the Labour Party leadership with little to no chance of winning, she hopes to test the waters for another, stronger challenger.

The plot has divided opinion within the party but Downing Street sources appear to be adamant Ms West won’t get the 81 signatories required to challenge Sir Keir.

Ms West revealed she will go public with a leadership coup on Monday if the Cabinet hasn’t moved against the Prime Minister by her deadline.

Who is Catherine West?

• Ms West was first elected to parliament in 2015 as the Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green
• She was quickly promoted to the Labour front benches by Jeremy Corbyn andis a member of the left-wing socialist Fabian Society
• Ms West was apppointed as the parliamentary under-secretary in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, serving under David Lammy in 2024
• She was born in Australia, is 59-years-old and a mother-of-two

Sir Keir Starmer has made an astonishing new vow today in the aftermath of this week’s ‘disaster’ local elections.

The premier has assured everyone he will be leading the Labour party for another eight years.

You can read the full report by UK political editor James Tapsfield below.

Good morning on what promises to be an eventful Sunday.

Tune in as we follow all the latest developments around the Prime Minister’s premiership – after he was accused of ‘plunging the country into chaos’ with a series of nightmare local election results.