UK Cabinet
Coverage of UK Cabinet in the Nexus archive.
- UK PM Starmer braces for cabinet showdown, with Burnham ready to pounce
A majority of Keir Starmer's cabinet believe Andy Burnham will become prime minister, but most remain unwilling to demand a timeline for Starmer's departure, choosing instead to wait for further developments.
- Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a threat to his leadership as many MPs call for his resignation, with tepid cabinet support and a blunted No 10 operation making it harder for him to stay in office. The cabinet has remained largely quiet, unlike the last time Starmer faced a similar threat. Starmer's core team had previously persuaded ministers to show supportive tweets.
- Starmer's premiership in freefall as Home and Foreign Secretaries 'both tell him to quit': Beleaguered PM must face his mutinous Cabinet today after delegation of ministers went to No10 following his disastrous reset speech to say his time is up
UK Prime Minister Starmer's premiership is in crisis as Home and Foreign Secretaries advise him to resign due to a disastrous reset speech. A delegation of ministers has told him his time is up. He must face his mutinous Cabinet today.
- Cabinet to tell Starmer to quit: PM appears doomed as delegation of ministers head to No10 to tell him his time is up after more than 70 MPs demanded he resign - with Streeting allies urging 'swift' timetable for departure
The UK Cabinet is set to tell Prime Minister Starmer to resign after over 70 MPs demanded his departure, with allies urging a swift timetable for his exit. The delegation of ministers will head to No10 to inform him that his time is up. This development appears to signal the end of Starmer's tenure as PM.
- The battle to oust Starmer from No10: 81 MPs need to back ONE contender to trigger leadership vote... or the Cabinet stages a coup
UK Prime Minister Starmer is facing a potential leadership vote if 81 MPs back one contender, or the Cabinet stages a coup to oust him from No10. The situation suggests a challenge to Starmer's leadership. A significant number of MPs must support an alternative candidate to trigger a vote.
- Cabinet at war over rent control bribe for voters as Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out year-long freeze - but No10 insists it won't happen
The UK cabinet faces internal conflict over potential rent control policies as a voter bribe, with Rachel Reeves refusing to rule out a year-long freeze, while No10 insists it will not happen. The dispute highlights political tensions between government factions on economic strategy and public welfare measures.
- Cooper opens Cabinet dissent against Starmer after extraordinary No10 order to 'just f-ing approve' Mandelson was exposed at explosive hearing
Cooper initiated a Cabinet dissent against Starmer following an unusual directive from 10 Downing Street to approve Mandelson, which was revealed during an explosive hearing. The incident highlights internal UK government tensions and controversial decision-making processes.