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Every paper on Tuesday morning has dedicated its front page to the future of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, with the Times declaring: "Cabinet turns on Starmer." The paper reports that "nearly 80" Labour MPs have publicly told the prime minister that it is time to go, including at least three senior Cabinet ministers. Sources have told the Times that both the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and the Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, have pressed the prime minister to "set out a timeline for his departure".
A similar headline leads the Daily Telegraph, which reads: "Time to go, Cabinet tells Starmer." According to the paper, four ministerial aides were among 76 Labour MPs calling for Sir Keir's resignation, and they have already quit the government in protest.
"Starmer's survival on the line as cabinet ministers urge him to quit" says the Guardian, which writes that Sir Keir's "grip on power appeared to be slipping away". Sources told the paper that at least two Cabinet ministers have discussed with Sir Keir how they could take a "responsible, dignified, orderly" approach to what might follow, but at least two more were urging him to fight on.
The Star has employed its trademark humour to illustrate Sir Keir's predicament, framing the events unfolding in the Labour Party as an episode of popular television programme The Traitors. The papers headline reads: "You've been murdered".
The Daily Express says Sir Keir was "teetering on the edge" on Monday evening. It reports that former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Health Secretary Wes Streeting are both ready to launch leadership bids as soon as Tuesday.
Similarly, the Sun writes "Starmer's on the brink". The paper says Sir Keir's premiership is in "freefall", after he faced "open mutiny" from his Cabinet on Monday evening.
The i Paper also makes reference to a "Starmer mutiny", declaring "open revolt against the PM" within the Labour Party. It notes that Sir Keir's speech on Monday "failed to stop rebellion spreading through Labour ranks".
"Labour in crisis" warns the Mirror, writing that rebels within the party have turned on the prime minister. A source from No 10 told the paper: "I don't think he's coming back from this."
"Starmer on the brink as Cabinet ministers tell him it's time to go" says the Daily Mail, alongside a photograph of the prime minister giving his "last-ditch fightback speech" on Monday.
The Financial Times draws attention to Sir Keir's promise to fight any bids to topple him, after he said in his speech on Monday that Britons would never forgive the Labour Party if it engaged in the "chaos" of a leadership contest. It reports that the prime minister is finalising Tuesday's King's Speech, where the monarch is expected to set out the 30 bills showing the government's priorities for the year ahead. His allies hope that the package will help Sir Keir regain momentum, the paper says.
"Starmer eyes British Steel as plots thicken" reads the Metro, following promises from Sir Keir in his speech on Monday that included bringing forward legislation this week to take full ownership of British Steel.
