It begins – Labour MP demands Starmer steps down

On 20 April, Keir Starmer did a woeful job defending himself in Parliament following the latest revelations in the Peter Mandelson scandal. To make matters worse, Labour’s polling is in the toilet, and the party is facing a wipe-out in upcoming local elections.

Given this, it’s a question of ‘when‘ rather than ‘if‘ Labour will give him the boot.

And it’s looking like the answer to that question could be ‘today‘:

🚨NEW: Labour MP Jonathan Brash calls on Keir Starmer to resign on Live TV

"It's not a case of if, it's when" pic.twitter.com/17GbDhZmc7

— GB Politics (@GBPolitcs) April 22, 2026

If this isn’t the party giving Starmer the boot, it has at least pulled its foot back ready to strike.

Time to resign

Brash is the first to call for Starmer to step down since the PM’s Commons fiasco. He’s not the first to distance themselves from him, though.

As we reported on 21 April:

On 20 April, Keir Starmer stood before parliament and attempted to justify making Peter Mandelson our ambassador to the US. While it was always inexcusable to hire the twice-disgraced Mandelson, the situation has looked even worse recently. As we now all know, Mandelson failed his security vetting but ended up in the position anyway. Starmer wants us to believe he had no idea about the failed vetting, but few do. Now, it looks like his ministers – namely Ed Miliband have begun to accept that the situation is unsalvageable for the PM.

There appears to be something going on this morning. Labour MPs are starting the process of uncircling the wagons. https://t.co/G4Vh43lFtG

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) April 21, 2026

Speaking to GB News, MP Jonathan Brash has now said:

I’ve got to be clear, I am completely fed up to the back teeth of this psychodrama in Westminster.

The own goals that are coming from the heart of this government. Meanwhile, we’ve got fantastic Labour councillors, canvassers, activists up and down the country, working hard and delivering for their constituencies like mine in Hartlepool, facing local elections in the shadow of this absolute mess.

Under Starmer, Labour has far fewer canvassers and activists than before, which is why it’s drafting national MPs to door-knock in London.

This “absolute mess” looks set to culminate with a Labour wipe-out in the upcoming local elections:

‼️Projected net changes for local elections:

➡️ Ref +1,437
🟢 Grn +926
🟠 Lib +327
🔵 Con -627
🔴 Lab -1,738

Median estimate via @Moreincommon_, April '26 pic.twitter.com/OFxPMxmoUV

— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ (@LeftieStats) April 21, 2026

“Fed up”

Brash continued:

They just need to get a grip. I’m completely fed up about it. And I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, you know, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.

And I just think we need to get a handle on this because people out there are worried about their cost of living. They’re worried about their NHS. They’re worried about crime on their streets. And we’re completely consumed by this scandal and it’s completely unacceptable.

And as I’m sure you can tell, I’m quite angry about it.

The PM may be the pussing wound, but the infection in the Labour Party runs deeper.

Should the party replace Starmer with someone like Wes Streeting, absolutely nothing would change. Identifying problems like the Cost of Living Crisis and the underfunded NHS is one thing, but who in Labour is presenting solutions?

MPs like Clive Lewis aren’t bad, but changes to the Labour leadership rules means he has no chance of becoming PM:

Workers must have a voice in shaping the industrial changes coming as a result of the climate and cost of living crises.

That’s why I’m co-sponsoring a motion to give ‘future-proofing’ trade union reps the rights, time and training they need, and to ensure they’re involved in… pic.twitter.com/3qN5SkkD9A

— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) April 17, 2026

One last rebrand

Brash also said:

Yeah, I mean, ultimately, we’re in a situation now where I don’t think anyone reasonably expects the Prime Minister to lead the party into the next election. And I think that we have to refocus this government on the priorities of the British people.

“Refocus” sounds a lot like ‘reboot’ or ‘rebrand’ – the exercises Starmer kept repeatedly engaging in without ever changing anything.

At this point, vaguely pointing at the problems isn’t enough. Labour need to tell us what they’re going to do and then do it.

They should start by sacking Keir Starmer.

Featured image via GB News