Exclusive: Former junior minister Catherine West has warned that Labour cannot wait for a new leader with the ‘terrifying’ risk of Nigel Farage becoming prime minister

Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward

Catherine West tells the BBC if a leadership hopeful does not put themselves forward she will try to trigger a contest.

Keir Starmer is 48 hours away from a challenge for his leadership, after an Aussie said she would run to topple the UK Prime Minister if no one else stepped forward.

Exclusive: Former junior minister Catherine West has warned that Labour cannot wait for a new leader with the ‘terrifying’ risk of Nigel Farage becoming prime minister

Downing Street is trying to ignore the challenge from a former minister, but it has raised eyebrows around Westminster.

The embattled PM will seek to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader in a speech on Monday.

PM makes series of policy pledges including seeking new deal with EU and says he will fight any challenge

Backbench MP calls prime minister’s speech ‘too little, too late’ but stops short of moving to stand against him herself

Wes Streeting to hold crisis meeting with PM – but 100 Labour MPs say ‘this is no time for leadership fight’