Labour MPs who were previously loyal to Keir Starmer are now deserting him as calls grow for the ‘lame duck’ Prime Minister to cede power to Andy Burnham within weeks.
Sir Keir has repeatedly vowed to fight any challenge to his leadership and insisted he will not ‘walk away’.
But Mr Burnham’s stunning victory in the Makerfield by-election has unleashed a fresh wave of demands for the embattled PM to quit Downing Street, with the number of Labour MPs calling for Sir Keir to resign topping 100.
Labour grandees, including some Cabinet ministers, have told Sir Keir that his time is up following Mr
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