UK foreign and interior secretaries join calls for Prime Minister Starmer to resign
Two senior cabinet members, the UK foreign and interior secretaries, have joined calls for Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. The split inside government turns long-running tensions over economic and migration policy into a full political crisis.
Two senior members of the British cabinet, the foreign and interior secretaries, have openly joined the internal Labour Party calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down. Their move suggests scattered backbench discontent has reached the heart of government.
Pressure on Starmer has built up over recent months as energy bills rose, growth stalled and migration decisions provoked controversy. The Conservative leader has renewed calls for an early election in parliament, while sterling weakened on the day's news.
Labour Party rules require a defined number of MP signatures to launch a no-confidence challenge. The coming days will shape whether Starmer can contain the cabinet split, and directly affect the parliamentary timetable for new government legislation.
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