At least five Labour MPs have told party whips they have no confidence in Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, The i Paper has learned.

While expressing no confidence does not help to remove a Labour leader as it would a Conservative, the fact that MPs are now telling whips that Starmer should go indicates the level of risk his leadership is facing .

The i Paper understands that at least five have now taken that step, although the real figure could be higher. New Feature

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