Elaine (Love & Life)23

Some people truly have a death wish for Labour. Some members just cannot cope with the ups and downs of being in power. They push the self-destruct button in place of a cool head and reasoned options at the first sign of any trouble. I guess she just wants some attention. *sigh*

Dr Duncan Robertson20

Isn't the point that she wants *someone else* to get 81 names and this is the catalyst for that.

The Salopian Popular Front are splitters!14

There's about a dozen cult Corbyn hangers on that would rather yell about the purity of socialism from the sidelines than actually be in power. It's these who get quoted as a source when the press say the whole party is against whatever. I wish they'd fuck off & join their mates in the greens!

Stuart11

She wants to be centre stage. While the election was awful, there's far too much hand-wringing considering it's local elections and largely a protest vote. Also, no UK PM has ever resigned over poor local elections.

Ally Mac11

All this panicking is very naive ,a change won't fix anything and its the very thing that brought the Tories to their knees..

Jon10

And she was a Corbynite, so all her mates are now in the Greens.

MrMirth10

This is Telegraph sh*t stirring. I'm not paying any attention to the news media now. It's degenerated into vile circus.

Lunabelle5

Seems to be a nista. Anyway, she needs to multiply her mates by around 10 and still we've never heard of her. At a guess I'd say Trickett and Burgon are behind her cos they're both chuntering, although as ever it's all they do.

Laurette 💙🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇦🐸5

Every few days it's wash, rinse repeat with all these Starmer must go stories. This has been happening since Keir entered No10 in July 2025. First MSM took down several strong female MP's doing great jobs in their ministerial roles over ridiculous so called scandals.

Mark Monro | He/Him 🌈5

Sadly, she now needs to find another 71 people within the PLP who've ever heard of her.

Mrs. G4

These petty egotists need to sit down and shut up. A leadership change right now will make Labour look knee-jerk scared and desperate, and more concerned with themselves than with the state of the country.

Alyx AKA Mr Rambler4

Never even heard of her. What a buffoon

LongdogOwner4

A moment in the sun, pointless endeavour.

Patrick - Here for the craic❗️😁 👍🏼3

She’s bonkers Next stop reform for her, I think

MizT3

I don't think Miz West is a fan of loyalty, duty & commitment.....

Nigel Stead3

I think Keir has brought back Gordon Brown to strengthen his position, not really for Brown to achieve anything tangible. He’s saying, you move against me, you move against Brown and Harman too.

John Rob3

Maybe she's hoping a few more backbenchers will break cover? Regardless. Her actions will drop nicely into Bad enoch's lap. It really is a stupid knee jerk reaction. Particularly as it's going to be the King's speech and then all the backbenchers can decide if to stick or twist straight after.

Lavajackal2

An attempt to set the race off I guess?

Oldnfat57052

Total bloody stupidity. Circle the bloody wagons. Push on with the agenda. Do not open the doors for any opposition.

Jo 🕊️2

Idiotic move. And very naive.

Gerri McGerriface2

I’ve never even heard of her, is she secretly working for Reform? 🧐

Chris Bryan2

Looks like Reform isn't the only party that needs to improve it's vetting!

Lucy Abbotts 2

My (excellent) MP before the boundaries were redrawn; a hero during the efforts to hold Boris Johnson’s feet to the fire; this is a truly peculiar way to sabotage a fairly flawless record.

SV-UK10

So very newsworthy... Glad this has eclipsed the totally non-news story of 70% of people rejecting Re🇷🇺Form and that pesky £5m that F🇷🇺rage trousered...

Stephen Jensen7

Catherine West is reported to have resigned from Labour Friends of Israel in 2018 as she disapproved of Israel's actions in Gaza. If true she has the moral authority to lead Labour which the other candidates do not. Perhaps she represents the real change Labour needs.

Ray5

I think this country has become ungovernable since Brexit. If Starmer is replaced that will make 7 UK Prime Ministers in the 10 years since Brexit. We‘re turning into what Italy used to be!!

Janice Pearson5

Fine. Do it then. Let’s see where it gets her.

George 4

Well! When the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Indo-Pacific starts throwing her weight around, people are going to have to sit up and listen. Huge news.

Polly Curley2

And Ms West will be de-selected by 0900 on Tuesday.

Tom Jolliffe2

Pointless stupidity. She has no chance of garnering 81 votes to trigger a contest. I can only conclude that her ability to think coherently has gone walkabout. It will just play into the hands of the right wing press. Genius.

Tracey14

Never heard of her tbh, but she's wasting her time anyway. Enjoy the alcohol.

MrMirth9

I note she supported Corbyn, for Leader of the Labour Party. That explains her silly behaviour.

Pete6

John West would have more chance. Enjoy the drinky

Ethel Crimble3

She seems to be on the weird side of the party!

hornist24.bsky.social3

Something has to change Clare. Starmer is loathed on doorsteps. Unless he can come up with a vote winning piece of legislation, eg a PR system, very soon, he'll be under increasing pressure to go. Reform may have peaked, but with the runt of the Tory party tagging along, + DUP, NF has his majority.

Tracey2

Looks pretty average, but I guess she's miffed about those EU red lines. Not sure who she thinks would take over the reins & sort it for her though 🤔

xsfleabaggage.bsky.social5

Fan of EU is ok by me

AlMed13

Here we go again with the ‘change the leader and everything’s fixed’ rhetoric, as if the UK’s problems were that simple. It’s the same logic behind ‘Stopping the Boats’, as though that alone will fix potholes, repair the NHS, build homes, expand dental access, and eliminate child poverty.🤦🏻‍♂️

pennyrose.bsky.social8

Silly woman! She clearly doesn’t have the best interest of this country at heart. Last thing we need is any more of upheaval.

James6

I'm glad somebody's willing to be the stalking horse. Cabinet really should have forced Starmer to resign rather than let it come to something that's going to be messy.

Emily Giles5

This kind of reactionary politics is giving Reform exactly what they’re looking for and how we’ll end up with them in government. There is no leader in waiting who can unite the party, or who will face less pressure or scrutiny because the media and opposition will maintain their modus operandi.

Peter Rowley5

No fan of Starmer. But do Labour MPs really think that they can overthrow him and the massed hordes of political journalists will quietly accept this, or will they throw their weight behind the fabricated need for a general election now to get Nige in? I can hear Kuenssberg already.....

Right, I literally don't know who he is. I'm not being stupid or anything, but I physically don't know who Catherine West is. She could be the leader of the Special Boat Squadron – The Special Boat Service or whatever it's fucking called, and this could be a massive coup.

Tim Spanner3

Catherine what sorry come again?

Laurette 💙🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇦🐸2

I imagine the cabinet is shaking in their boots. Is she looking for an invite to Laura Keunssberg’s show tomorrow ‘cos I’m sure Laura would oblige once she stops salivating.

John Rob5

So what's she playing at? Being all very... hey look at me. I'm in a petulant frenzy, and waving my arms around a lot to get noticed by the bbc, whilst really hoping my show will somehow currys favour with her own constituents.

Jane Harbison3

She’s a disgrace to the party

Paul TM 🇪🇺 Wafels (Stroop)3

Just wondering if the 10 MPs were Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb, Mrs Tiggywinkle, Windy Miller, Mr Clamp, & Mrs Honeyman?

Ratty2

She’s clearly a nutter more like

Posh Nigel2

Labour's equivalent of John Redwood. If I ever met her I'd feel the need to apologies for the above line, because John's tapped, but she brought it on herself.

DJ Markymarc2

I think I understand there is fear in the air, with many MPs losing councilors in their areas having had them beaten by other parties this time out. That means they lose their natural door knockers, leafleters, Their fundraisers and local 'finger on the pulse'. They have been cut off at the knees.

Pauline6

Ridiculous, this will only do more harm to Labour. The rightwing media don’t need any help trashing Starmer. Starmer needs to make changes, needs to communicate better and needs to stop alienating supporters.

Ally Mac3

This panicking thinking a change will fix everything is naive and exactly what brought the Tories down.

La Reine des Metaphores2

I've seen some silly stuff but that takes the biscuit. It's childish and manipulative click bait. Who funds this stuff?

Sue Collis2

Support of 10 MPs out of 403 Labour MPs 🙄