Starmer threatens front bench: tweet for me or be sacked

Keir Starmer has threatened all his cabinet with the sack if they don’t tweet support for him by tonight.
Then, in a record u-turn even for him, his office said he hadn’t:

New:
A U.K. government source says it is untrue that cabinet ministers have been told to tweet their support for Starmer or face the sack.

— kathryn samson (@KathrynSamsonC4) February 9, 2026

So far, home secretary Shabana Mahmood, justice minister David Lammy and Angela Rayner have come out in support of Starmer.

However, Rayner — or someone — already set up a leadership campaign website in her name, so some of the support at least may leak away once the u-turn memo circulates.

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