More than 100 Labour MPs have publicly declared their support for Sir Keir Starmer, asserting that “this is no time for a leadership contest” as the party grapples with internal divisions.
The intervention comes as the Labour leader faces mounting pressure over his future, with a significant number of colleagues reportedly calling for his resignation.
A group of 111 Labour MPs signed a letter urging unity and a focus on regaining public trust following a challenging period for the party.
Their message underscores the need for collective effort “to deliver the change the country needs.”
The letter stated: “Last week we had a devastatingly tough set of election results. It shows we have a hard job ahead to win back trust from the electorate.
“That job needs to start today – with all of us working together to deliver the change the country needs. We must focus on that. This is no time for a leadership contest.”
However, the show of solidarity was complicated by Labour MP Rupa Huq, who denied signing the letter despite her name appearing on the list.
Writing on X, the Ealing Central and Acton representative said: “Surprised to see my name on this list when I haven’t either signed any letter supporting the PM or called for the PM to go?? Not very courteous of colleagues to put names down without their approval.”
List of Labour MPs who have signed letter in support of Starmer
Jack Abbott
Luke Akehurst
Bayo Alaba
Callum Anderson
Catherine Atkinson
Calvin Bailey
Alex Baker
Antonia Bance
Alex Barros-Curtis
Johanna Baxter
Rachel Blake
Kevin Bonavia
Sureena Brackenridge
Phil Brickell
David Burton-Sampson
Ruth Cadbury
Juliet Campbell
Bambos Charalambous
Ben Coleman
Tom Collins
Liam Conlon
Pam Cox
Neil Coyle
Jonathan Davies
Shaun Davies
Jim Dickson
Helena Dollimore
Maria Eagle
Clive Efford
Kirith Entwistle
Chris Evans
Linsey Farnsworth
Patricia Ferguson
Natalie Fleet
Catherine Fookes
Daniel Francis
Allison Gardner
Anna Gelderd
Gill German
Preet Kaur Gill
Becky Gittens
Mary Gindon
Nia Griffith
Amanda Hack
Fabian Hamilton
Carolyn Harris
Lloyd Hatton
Tom Hayes
Claire Hazelgrove
Alison Hume
Patrick Hurley
Gerald Jones
Sojan Joseph
Warinder Juss
Chris Kane
Jayne Kirkham
Sonia Kumar
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Noah Law
Andrew Lewin
Alice Macdonald
Alex Mayer
Douglas Mcallister
Lola McAvoy
Kerry McCarthy
Julie Minns
Perran Moon
Luke Murphy
Chris Murray
Josh Newbury
Samantha Niblett
Abena Oppong-Asare
Tristan Osborne
Andrew Pakes
Michael Payne
Jonathan Pearce
Toby Perkins
David Pinto-Duschinsky
Joe Powell
Peter Prinsley
Richard Quigley
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Tim Roca
Matt Rodda
Sam Rushworth
Oli Ryan
Michelle Scroogham
Mark Sewards
Baggy Shanker
Tulip Siddiq
Andy Slaughter
John Slinger
Nick Smith
Alistair Strathern
Alan Strickland
Lauren Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Peter Swallow
Alison Taylor
David Taylor
Jess Toale
Matthew Turmaine
Liz Twist
Valerie Vaz
Chris Vince
Michelle Welsh
Matt Western
John Whitby
Sean Woodcock
Steve Yemm
Daniel Zeichner