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A growing rebellion within the Labour Party has seen nearly 100 MPs publicly call for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down, according to a detailed analysis by Sky News. The calls come in the wake of disastrous local election results last month, with the list of dissidents spanning the party's ideological spectrum. The list includes figures from the left, such as Clive Lewis and John McDonnell, as well as soft-left MPs allied to potential challenger Miata Fambula, and even some considered allies of Wes Streeting, a rival leadership contender. The youngest MP, Sam Carling, and the oldest, Clive Betts, are both on the list, alongside well-known figures like Jess Phillips. The analysis suggests that while the number of rebels is significant—representing about a quarter of Labour MPs—around 300 have not yet joined the call. The key question now is whether the rebellion will swell further and whether Cabinet ministers, some of whom are known to have concerns, will resign and add their names.

Independent MP Carl Turner, who had the Labour whip removed earlier this year, told Sky News that he believes the true number of MPs wanting Starmer to go is “an awful lot more than 100.” Turner argued that many MPs are now “circling around Andy Burnham,” who he described as “very likely to be the leader of the Labour Party and indeed the Prime Minister in not too many weeks or months from now.” Turner praised Burnham as a “normal geezer” who connects with voters, contrasting him with Starmer's leadership, which he called “shocking in the extreme.” He urged Cabinet ministers to “find some bottle” and force a change. The prospect of a leadership transition, possibly involving an orderly handover to Burnham, would leave a lame-duck prime minister over the summer—a period that includes a crucial NATO summit in July.