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Keir Starmer is considering resigning, says Cabinet minister Peter Kyle
More than 100 Labour MPs are urging Keir Starmer to set a departure date as ministers say he is reflecting on his political future.
- Business Secretary Peter Kyle confirmed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is spending the weekend at Chequers reflecting on the immense "political realities" and challenges confronting his leadership.
- Kyle emphasized that Starmer is carefully considering what it means to put the country first during this period of severe political turbulence, though the minister publicly downplayed rumors that an exit statement is locked in for Monday.
- The internal pressure on the Prime Minister has reached a breaking point following Andy Burnham's definitive by-election victory, with Burnham’s team now claiming the support of roughly half the parliamentary party to secure an uncontested path to Number 10.
- Despite the widespread speculation, Downing Street officials maintain that Starmer's position has not changed and point to his recent declarations that he would actively fight any leadership challenge to protect the government from descending into chaos.
- A potential resignation would pave the way for the United Kingdom to install its seventh prime minister in just over a decade, cutting short a premiership that began with a historic landslide general election victory only two years ago.
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