Starmer latest: Wes Streeting to visit PM for No10 showdown over Labour division ahead of King’s Speech

Labour MP Rupa Huq has denied signing a letter in support of the Prime Minister and said she was “surprised” to see her name on the list.

More than 100 MPs were listed on the letter, which said it is “no time for a leadership contest”, including Ms Huq, the MP for Ealing Central and Acton.

In a post on X, she said: “Surprised to see my name on this list when I haven’t either signed any letter supporting the PM or called for the PM to go??

“Not very courteous of colleagues to put names down without their approval.”

The approval ratings for Sir Keir Starmer’s government are sitting at just 14 per cent, new data shows.

Polling from YouGov suggests a disapproval rating of 70 per cent, up six per cent from last week’s survey.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is set to hold talks with the prime minister tomorrow morning, after more than 100 MPs have joined calls for Keir Starmer to quit.

He is expected to ask Starmer how he plans to “get us out of this mess” and talk about the “turbulence” that is gripping the Labour Party, The Times has reported.

Catherine West has called for “real politicians” to stand up and call for Sir Keir Starmer to resign amid intensifying demands for him to step down.

Ms West was the first Labour MP to call for the prime minister’s resignation following the local elections said there should be “no more hand-holding”.

She had announced she would launch a leadership challenge on Saturday before eventually backing down.

“No more hand-holding. It’s the moment,” she told the BBC on Tuesday.

Although she did not elaborate on who the “real politicians” were, it is thought that she was referring to Cabinet members, including six who had been expected to demand Sir Keir’s resignation this morning.

For all the health secretary’s achievements with the NHS, his centrist instincts and peerless communication skills, the odds are stacked against him replacing Keir Starmer in No 10 , says John Rentoul.

A Labour MP has said she is “confident” there will be a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer soon.

Welsh Labour Party politician Tonia Antoniazzi has called on the prime minister to resign. she said she feels “really bad” because he is a “very nice man” but stressed that isn’t enough.

She told Sky News: “Well, no, there isn’t a name on a ballot paper yet – but we’re going to see one emerge, maybe two emerge, pretty soon.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made replacements for the ministers who have left government.

Jess Phillips MP, Alex Davies-Jones MP, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP and Dr Zubir Ahmed have all resigned and implored Sir Keir “to act in the country’s interest and set out a timetable for your departure.”

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Nesil Caliskan MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Natalie Fleet MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office
• Catherine Atkinson MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
• Preet Kaur Gill MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
• Gen Kitchen MP as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Deirdre Costigan MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Shaun Davies MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons