From scandal to crisis, and back, Starmer dragged the UK for almost two years – but now MPs are gunning for his job.
Health secretary Wes Streeting, from the right wing of the party, has left the government, and is widely expected to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership – and the premiership.
From the hard left of the party, the Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, is standing in a by-election next month to return to Parliament and take on Starmer’s leadership.
As he returned from the China state visit in the AF1, US President Donald J. Trump was asked about the dire straits Starmer is facing.
Trump responded with his usual brutal honesty, but also with a good deal of sympathy for the failing UK leader.
Reporter: “Do you think [Keir] Starmer is going to survive as Prime Minister?”
President Trump: “It’s a tough thing unless he can straighten out immigration, where he’s weak, and if he doesn’t start drilling and stopping with the windmills all over the place.”
“And [they] are…pic.twitter.com/yvOFF9M1PL
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress)May 15, 2026
“Donald Trump has said it will be ‘tough’ for Sir Keir Starmer to survive the crisis engulfing his premiership.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
