‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

PM has shed authority in week that has made him look like an interim leader in office only until replacement found It was a minute or so into his BBC interview on Friday morning, after being asked about “moves” to remove Keir Starmer, that Steve Reed ran out of patience. “There is no contest,” he interrupted. “‘Moves’ mean nothing. People need 81 nominations to stand against the prime minister.” The housing secretary, a close ally of Starmer and a founding member of the Labour Together thinkt...

By Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar