Keir Starmer is ringing members of the Cabinet in a bid to shore up his position in the wake of Andy Burnham’s by-election victory.
The Prime Minister is already understood to have spoken to at least two Cabinet ministers, including David Lammy, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Richard Hermer, the Attorney General, as his premiership faces a day of reckoning.
He has calls scheduled with other Cabinet ministers over the next two days.
Starmer is expected to ask them whether they are loyal to him – amid claims he will sack anyone who does not support him.
When his authority was under threat in the wake of the Peter Mandelson’s resignation and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling for him to resign in February, targeted messages of support from Cabinet colleagues helped to dampen the crisis of leadership.
And in the wake of disastrous local election results, Cabinet ministers were asked to tweet out supportive statements and give positive interviews.
The move is part of Starmer’s efforts to face down any threat to his leadership. He has repeatedly said he will not walk away and will fight on. But it could prove a high-risk strategy if Cabinet ministers fail to back him.
The frantic round of calls came after Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, swept to victory in the Makerfield by-election in the early hours of Friday, securing the House of Commons seat he needs to mount a bid for the leadership – and, with it, a potential path to No 10.
A Government source confirmed Starmer was “speaking to people” as pressure on his leadership ramps up following Burnham’s win.
A No 10 source did not deny Starmer was speaking to Cabinet members but pointed out he was on a visit this morning.
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