Starmer is in peril – here’s how he plans to survive

Sir Keir Starmer is planning to change his government's messaging after the May elections to focus on improving people's day-to-day lives and revamping local communities. His inner circle, led by Vidhya Alakeson, is drawing on the charity Power to Change's experience and the Government's Pride of Place programme. Cabinet allies have fallen in behind Starmer, warning that a leadership challenge would cause political chaos. Some Cabinet members are reportedly holding secret talks on when to tell Starmer to quit, but others remain loyal. A lack of a credible replacement for Starmer is seen as the main reason he remains in his job. The speculation about a potential leadership challenge has been heightened by briefings against Starmer from the camps of Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper, Angela Rayner, and Wes Streeting.