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Could Labour topple its leader? Potential challengers to Starmer
The Guardian
|December 09, 2025
Potential challengers to Starmer
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With Keir Starmer’s poll ratings getting worse and the Labour party alarmed by the prospect of wipeout at next May’s local elections, there is much speculation at Westminster about whether he can last the course.
The prime minister is bullish, saying he has defied his detractors before and would do so again. But with many on his own side fearing that he doesn’t have what it takes to turn things around, he may not have the chance. The jostling among those who may wish to replace him continues ...
Angela Rayner
Timing is everything in politics. When Downing Street unleashed an extraordinary bout of leadership speculation amid fears Starmer was vulnerable to challenge after the budget, it was not Rayner they were worried about.
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