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[Brendan May @bmay]

It’s clear watching Starmer’s final PMQs that the Labour Party has just made an absolutely catastrophic error, blinded by panic, afflicted by petty opportunist factionalism, and entirely disengaged from the national interest in a dangerous world.

What a huge, huge
blunder. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Cara Lisette @CaraLisette]

Something uniquely disgusting about talking about homelessness when you hoard an obscene amount of wealth and property and could make a significant difference simply by giving some of those things away, but not even considering doing so. Sickeningly greedy.

[Tom Hatfield @WordMercenary]

Bro, you are the system

[Caroline Ellis 🇪🇺 @crellis8]

Having watched yesterday's speech from Burnham and today's speech from Starmer...I repeat the question, what the hell have (some of) the PLP done?
I cannot get my head around the fact we're losing this PM who is so deeply respected throughout this really dangerous world.

[Viviane: Holding Burnham to account @LaindonFEMINIST]

The tributes from international Leaders should make Keir Starmer very proud.

A remarkable PM. Undervalued by his own Country.

[Ted Smith 🇪🇺 @TedUrchin]

Do you know something?
Try as hard as I might, I cannot get beyond a feeling of great animosity towards @AndyBurnhamGM
It is so obvious to me that he and his nasty little coterie have been planning this putsch for very many months, possibly more.
Think about it:-
1 The Labour seat made vacant for him within days of the local election results.
2 The fact that his campaign was so slick, and done so quickly.
3 The fact that so many Labour MP’s supported him and with obscene alacrity.
The @UKLabour membership rejected his bid for the leadership, twice. We voted for @Keir_Starmer for leader and PM - not him.
So, the conniving little weasel has done it via the back door, and seemingly without any challenge.
Bollocks to him, I say.
Soon, this terrible mistake will become glaringly obvious. He ain’t nearly good enough, you see, and not in Starmer’s league.
#BollocksToBurnham

[Narinder Kaur @narindertweets]

Hounded out by right-wing media.
He lost his brother months into his leadership and still carried on with grace.
A shameful moment in political history

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

Keir Starmer’s place in history is assured. We owe Keir a debt of gratitude for taking Labour from its worst electoral defeat in 2019, bringing Labour back into government with a huge majority in 2024 and then guiding Britain through difficult times nationally and globally.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.

European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.

Thank you, dear Keir.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

Me too… don’t allow it to happen @Keir_Starmer I know a contest would take an even greater personal toll but I voted for Labour under your leadership and an untested Coronation will fail this Country.. I want to know what Andy Burnham means by “ better” because so far it lacks a great deal of substance.

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

Listen to me very carefully, @AndyBurnhamGM

Everything you are doing right now is going to cost me, my neighbours, my friends, my family, and every single citizen in this country.

As a former top civil servant rightly warned, this manufactured leadership uncertainty is enormously disruptive and it costs us real money.

We are utterly fed up with paying more for food, for housing, and for our daily cost of living just because of characters like you.

Hope? You talk about hope and you framed the Makerfield election around giving us hope. Is this your idea of hope?

To shake the markets, to drive up prices, to make investors walk away, and to stop us from reducing the debt we carry because of politicians like you?

Is that what you call hope?

How many times is this that you are trying to become the leader of the Labour Party?
You chose to pull this stunt mid term, while this government holds a massive majority in parliament.

No reasonable politician who actually cares about their party or the country would ever do this.

Let me tell you, Andy, this selfish behaviour will bury you politically. You only stay relevant while the media pumps your narrative. What truly awaits you is Josh's team, who will gladly stab you in the back at the very first opportunity.

As for Jeremy Corbyn and the rest of the self-proclaimed left wing who cannot accept that they do not lead this party, they need to take responsibility. If you do not like this party, leave.

Go and build your own far-left party and implement your policies there.

My message to you, Andy, is that I will never stop lobbying against your hypocrisy.

Right now, you are just an ordinary MP who means absolutely nothing more. Even that seat was taken through a manufactured plot with Josh, triggering a by-election just to give you a stage for this theatrical performance.

I have only one single message for @Keir_Starmer and @UKLabour:

Keep your word. You won the historic election with Keir Starmer as your leader, so stand your ground and get on with the job.

#UKPolitics #LabourParty #CostOfLiving #KeirStarmer 🇬🇧

https://t.co/Abg1k7lbJv

[Livia Augusta @LiviaAugusta10]

We should not be here. Less than 2 years after a GE victory with a large majority and the Labour Party is having a nervous breakdown. The shambolic last Tory administrations were a warning, not a shit show to copy.

[Mary Lefteris ex Labour @MaryLefteris]

I just signed: Tell Labour MPs: Hold the line. — add your name too. via @labholdtheline https://t.co/UdS7Qqjlhv

[Tim Chapman 💙 @timchap]

The spectacle of the Labour Party tearing itself apart and trashing a leader/PM with a large parliamentary majority is astonishing and distressing in equal measure. After so many years out of power, it is recklessly irresponsible.

[Samantha Niblett MP @SamanthaNiblet4]

I have even had people who didn’t vote Labour thank me for my support for the PM.

They do not want to change of PM.

[John Slinger MP @JohnSlinger]

I couldn’t have put it better myself.

Every word. 💯

https://t.co/rrAW7llL0T

[HelenPop @helensmith76]

@KayBurley Absolutely not, we need to keep Starmer

[Kay Burley @KayBurley]

As the Westminster bubble reaches fever pitch, perhaps it’s also worth listening to those outside it.

Not everyone is convinced another leadership contest is what the country needs right now.

What do you think?

[Ted Smith 🇪🇺 @TedUrchin]

Who would be the best Prime Minister of the UK?
Don’t forget to retweet far and wide please.
Oh, I’ve left off Wes Streeting. He has no chance in any case, the wet wimp, but have included Darren Jones, a potential strong contender.
Please add an alternative if you wish.

[Just me - Thomas @TomSoede]

Open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing as a Labour supporter who is deeply concerned by the growing pressure surrounding your leadership, but also as someone who has developed a genuine admiration for the way you conduct yourself.

What I respect most about you is your seriousness.

You are not a political showman. You do not rely on constant drama, easy slogans or theatrical promises. You come across as disciplined, intelligent, decent and deeply conscious of the responsibility that comes with leading the country.

In an age when politics is increasingly dominated by noise, outrage and personality cults, your calmness is a strength.

Your resilience is also admirable. You have faced relentless criticism, personal attacks and an often hostile media environment, yet you have continued to behave with dignity. You rarely lash out. You do not appear consumed by ego. You keep returning to the work.

That matters to me.

Britain has already endured years of political chaos, revolving-door prime ministers and governments more interested in internal warfare than governing. The country does not need another leadership contest. It needs stability, seriousness and delivery.

You were elected with a mandate to govern. You inherited damaged public services, weak growth, overcrowded prisons, an NHS under enormous pressure and public trust worn down by fourteen years of Conservative government. None of that can be repaired overnight.

I hope you will remain Prime Minister and continue the work until the next general election in 2029.

Labour MPs should understand that removing you now could trigger weeks of division, uncertainty and damaging promises made during a leadership contest. The press would feed on the chaos, financial markets could react, and Nigel Farage and Reform would be handed exactly the political instability they want.

This is not the time for Labour to imitate the Conservative Party.

I also believe your personality is better suited to this difficult period than many people appreciate. You are methodical rather than impulsive, measured rather than reckless, and focused on governing rather than performing.

Those qualities may not always generate exciting headlines, but they are the qualities a serious Prime Minister needs.

Leadership is not only about popularity. It is about character.

It is about remaining calm when others panic, showing discipline when others chase attention, and continuing the difficult work when the noise becomes unbearable.

Please hold the line.

Many Labour supporters still believe in your integrity, your determination and your sense of duty. Britain needs less political theatre and more delivery, and you deserve the opportunity to complete the job the country elected Labour and you to do.

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Soede