Oh dear. If Sir Keir Starmer thought his first 12 months in office had been rocky, his second year in power is shaping up to be an even bumpier ride. This weekend saw myriad briefings against the Prime Minister after a tumultuous two weeks in which he lost his deputy Angela Rayner to a tax scandal, British ambassador Peter Mandelson over Epstein and saw a Tommy Robinson rally demonstrating how increasingly polarised the UK is becoming. As Labour continues to struggle in the polls, some in Starmer’s army believe that a poor performance at next May’s local and devolved parliament elections could spell the end for Sir Keir.

Some backbenchers are so furious about their party’s unpopularity under the former lawyer that they’ve gone public with their admonishments. Read the full list here…

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