Weekend stalking horse Catherine West’s message to Labour MPs just now:
“I have listened to the Prime Minister’s speech this morning. I welcome the renewed energy and ideas. However, I have reluctantly concluded that this morning’s speech was too little too late.
The results last Thursday show that the PM has failed to inspire hope. What is best for the party and country now is for an orderly transition.
I am hereby giving notice to No10 that I am collecting names of Labour MPs to call on the Prime Minister to set a
timetable for the election of a new leader in September.I want to thank everyone who has been in contact over the weekend to offer good wishes. We need our best top team in
place to fight the next election. We owe working people up and down the country nothing less.Please reply Yes if you think this is the right thing to do. Your name will not be made public for now.”
Helpful for Burnham…
Starmer loyalist and Housing Secretary Steve Reed told Sky News that Starmer should not be replaced:
“We saw what the Tories did. They were in power for 14 years, and after 2016, I think we had nine education secretaries, seven chancellors, and five Prime Ministers. Doomscrolling through Prime Ministers doesn’t resolve the problem.”