Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government's agenda.

At an address to the party faithful in London, Starmer had made an impassioned plea to both his party and voters to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would…

The health minister has said that members of Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet “may well” tell him to resign on Tuesday (12 May). It comes as more than 70 MPs have now publicly urged the…