Zubir Ahmed, an ally of Wes Streeting, becomes the fourth minister to quit the government today in protest of Starmer’s leadership
Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
Here are some pictures from No 10 this morning.
Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.)
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2026-05-12 15:32:00
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