Fourth Labour MP quits as minister and calls for Starmer to step down – UK politics live
12 May 2026 at 16:05
Zubir Ahmed, an ally of Wes Streeting, becomes the fourth minister to quit the government today in protest of Starmer’s leadership
Here are some pictures from No 10 this morning.
Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether Keir Starmer has decided how to respond to the pressure on him to resign. Jones is avoiding the question, as he did on Sky News earlier. (See 7.43am.)
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© Photograph: James Manning/PA

© Photograph: James Manning/PA

© Photograph: James Manning/PA