Over 81 Labour MPs have now called for Keir Starmer to resign as PM insists he’s going nowhere

More than 81 Labour MPs have now called for Keir Starmer to resign as the Prime Minister fights for his political survival.

In a dramatic 24 hours in Westminster the number of Labour MPs calling for Starmer to resign has steadily increased. It comes after a difficult set of local election results last week for the Labour Party, which saw it lose hundreds of council seats to Reform and the Green Party.

Yesterday the Prime Minister gave the most significant speech of his premiership to date, telling his doubters he will prove them wrong and vowing to fight any leadership change. The Prime Minister also acknowledged that ‘incremental’ change was not enough as he pledged to be bigger and bolder.

All eyes turned to Labour MPs on what their reaction to the speech would be and whether it was enough to ward off any leadership challenge.

Since then the number of MPs calling for the PM to go or set out a timetable for his departure has increased now hitting more than 81. That number is significant because any challenger to Sir Keir would instead require the support of 81 MPs – 20 per cent of the party in the Commons – to trigger a contest.

The Prime Minister however has told cabinet this morning that he will not resign, saying: “The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a cabinet.”

Here’s the full list of Labour MPs who have since called on the PM to resign:

Clive Betts

Sarah Owen

Connor Naismith

David Baines

John McDonnell

Ian Lavery

Clive Lewis

Jonathan Brash

Louise Haigh

Anneliese Midgley

Simon Opher

Richard Burgon

Olivia Blake

Paula Barker

Ian Byrne

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Apsana Begum

Chris Hinchcliff

Kim Johnson

Ruth Jones

Andy McDonald

Kate Osborne

Jon Trickett

Nadia Whittome

Beccy Cooper

Cathrine West

Tony Vaughan

Barry Gardiner

Abtisam Mohamed

Emma Lewell

Josh Simons

Irene Campbell

Cat Eccles

Anna Dixon

Justin Madders

Terry Jermy

Imran Hussain

Euan Stainbank

Graham Stringer

Rachael Maskell

Debbie Abrahams

Peter Lamb

Brian Leishman

Julia Buckley

Paulette Hamilton

Catherine McKinnell

Navendu Mishra

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

David Smith

Chris Curtis

Luke Myer

Markus Campbell-Savours

Alan Gemmell

Fred Thomas

Lorraine Beavers

Jas Athwal

Sarah Smith

Jo Platt

Alex Ballinger

Sally Jameson

Joe Morris

Tom Rutland

Antonia Antoniazzi

Sam Carling

Naushabah Khan

Yuan Yang

Lee Pitcher

Rachel Taylor

Melanie Ward

Charlotte Nichols

Alex McIntyre

Mary Kelly Foy

Ben Goldsborough

Maureen Burke

Matt Bishop

Sarah Hall

Tahir Ali

Gordon McKee

Jonathan Hinder

James Asser

Richard Baker

Miatta Fahnbulleh