{"id":342967,"date":"2026-05-12T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-fights-for-his-political-life\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:00:07","slug":"starmer-fights-for-his-political-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-fights-for-his-political-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer fights for his political life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/g2ETYTp2_dM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer fights for his political life\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2ETYTp2_dM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The sword of Damocles was hovering over Keir Starmer&#8217;s seat in the cabinet this morning.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Scores of his own MPs had publicly called for him to go, some around the table apparently shared that view privately. But the PM vowed to \u201cget on with governing\u201d and what followed seems more like a Mexican standoff\u2026 none of the contenders &#8211; the likes of Wes Streeting or Andy Burnham yet willing or able to openly challenge him. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, the sight of Starmer&#8217;s allies coming out that door to assure the media their man is going nowhere. We have been watching the day&#8217;s events unfold.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sword of Damocles was hovering over Keir Starmer&#8217;s seat in the cabinet this morning. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Scores of his own MPs had publicly called for him to go, some around the table apparently shared that view privately. 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