British Labour politicians are already plotting to force Prime Minister Keir Starmer to name a resignation date—even before a single local election result is declared.
Starmer’s disastrous premiership means that plenty are abandoning him already, without even bothering to wait until after Thursday’s local elections—which are widely expected to be a rout for the Labour Party.
Widespread concern over mass uncontrolled immigration is expected to benefit Nigel Farage’s Reform, with polls suggesting the party could make huge gains.
Farage quite reasonably predicted during campaigning that “Reform is going to take the patriotic old Labour vote.”
What’s more, Baroness Morgan of Ely, who leads Welsh Labour, said ahead of the elections that Starmer “comes up as an issue on the doorstep,” and that this could be to blame for the party’s possible near-wipeout. She added there is a “danger” that Wales could “end up with a Reform or [Welsh nationalist] Plaid-led government … as opposed to a Labour one,” because of the prime minister’s performance.
Muslims are also expected to turn on Labour in the polling booths, largely due to events in the Middle East. One poll suggests that three in five Muslim voters would consider backing pro-Gaza independent candidates to prevent Labour winning locally.
The situation is so bad for the prime minister that a group of Labour MPs is already planning to send him a letter after the elections demanding that he sets a date for his own resignation. Several cabinet ministers are reportedly aware of this plot—but what can they do now to fend it off?
For far too many voters, Starmer’s last-minute plea to back what he calls “a party that always does what’s right for Britain” is too little, too late.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
