Sir Keir Starmer fights to remain Prime Minister as rebellion within his own party gathers pace

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to remain Prime Minister tonight as a rebellion within his own party gathers pace.

More than eighty Labour MPs have publicly called on Sir Keir to resign, following the party's heavy defeat in last week's local elections in the UK.

Four junior ministers have quit their posts today. Miatta Fahnbulleh, Jess Phillips, Alex Davies-Jones and Zubir Ahmedall urged the Prime Minister to set a timetable for his departure.

But Sir Keir struck a defiant tone at a crunch cabinet meeting in Downing Street today, insisting no formal leadership challenge had been triggered and that the country expected the government to get on with governing.

More than one hundred Labour MPs have signed a letter warning against a leadership contest.

Gibraltar will be keeping a close eye on developments. Keir Starmer and his Labour Government finalised the treaty over the Rock's future relationship with the EU this year.