An attempt by Keir Starmer’s allies to undercut a rival has forced into the open a party debate over whether to replace the prime minister.

Half of Britons want Keir Starmer to stand down as leader of the Labour Party following an attempted “coup”.New YouGov polling revealed just over a quarter (27 per cent) think he should remain Labour leader and the other 23 per cent don’t know.

Since April, the party — and its leader — have become increasingly unpopular with the general public. The personal ratings of Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have plummeted. Reform UK was neck and neck with Labour in the polls in April but is now 13 points ahead.

Lucy Powell has said that Labour must stand by its election manifesto pledge to not raise taxes. This comes amid reports that chancellor Rachel Reeves has notified the spending watchdog that she plans to raise income tax at the Autumn Budget on 26 November.

Rumors of a leadership challenge against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, stemming from Labour's poor poll standings, are causing unrest within the party. Health Secretary Wes Streeting dismisses the speculation,

Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell has said the party must stand by its commitment to not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance as chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she is preparing to breach a promise made in its manifesto.

Neal Lawson, director of the progressive campaign group Compass, has accused key people at the top of the Labour Party – including the prime minister Keir Starmer and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney – of ‘killing Labour’ by aggressively factional operations. He made the comments in a highly critical article for the New Statesman.

Using the Wayback Machine – an archive of websites which shows how they looked at a particular time and date – it is possible to narrow down the dates that the Labour Party’s website changed to somewhere between September 15 and September 23.

Jeremy Corbyn declares “absolute opposition to Zionism” at a Your Party meeting, aligning with co-founder Zarah Sultana’s anti-Israel stance.