Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Calder Valley MP calls for Starmer to go

BBC Radio Five's Matt Chorley reports that our MP, Josh Fenton-Glynn has told him, in an interview, that the Prime Minister must set out a timetable for an "orderly transition" to a new leader.

The MP for Calder Valley who was elected in 2024, said "it's very difficult to imagine a world where he leads us into the next election."

It was the first time that Josh Fenton-Glynn had spoken out, taking it to 84 Labour MPs who have now explicitly called for Keir Starmer to resign or set a timetable for his resignation as Prime Minister.

He said the Prime Minister will "have a strong legacy" and "he's done a great job" but that "his voice doesn't cut through" and the Government needs to be able to better communicate the change it is making.

He said last week's local election results were the "public sending a message." Fenton-Glynn said the party shouldn't act "like frightened deer" in any leadership contest but set out a timetable with a new leader in place "by the end of the year at least."