Blow For Starmer As Labour-Backing Unions Say He Won't Lead Party Into Next Election

Keir Starmer cannot lead Labour into the next general election, according to the party’s trade union backers.

In a huge blow to the prime minister, they said the party “cannot continue on its current path” and that change is needed at the top.

The intervention by the Trade Union Labour Organisation (TULO) comes as Starmer clings onto power despite more than 80 MPs calling on him to quit and four of his ministers resigning.

The PM is holding showdown talks with leadership rival Wes Streeting in Downing Street, where he will be asked how he plans to turn the government around after Labour’s humbling in last week’s elections.

In a statement, TULO said: “It’s clear that the prime minister will not lead Labour into the next election, and at some stage a plan will need to be put in place for the election of a new leader.

“This is a point where the future of the party we founded will be debated and determined, and we are working closely as unions to shape a shared vision on policy, political strategy and economic policy that will re-orient Labour back to working people.”

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