A Labour MP said Sir Keir Starmer will be “gone next May” unless he elects to “change course immediately”.
Richard Burgon, who is on the Left of the party, told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme: “Lots of MPs are looking to the elections next May, the opinion polls suggest it’s going to be a complete disaster unfortunately.
“I think it’s inevitable that if May’s elections go as people predict, and the opinion polls predict, then I think Starmer will be gone at that time.
“It feels like we are years and years into an unpopular government, rather than a year into a government that’s just got rid of the Conservatives. We’re losing votes to the left, we’re going to be losing seats to the right.
“We face a real threat for the first time in our country’s history of what I would consider to be a far-right extremist government – it’s the Prime Minister’s duty to stop that happening. You can only do that by delivering for people who want real change, and if you can’t do that, then of course, there’s going to have to be change at the very top.”
The MP for Leeds East added: “The Prime Minister needs to change course immediately, otherwise, I’m pretty certain he’ll be gone next May as it stands.”
