BBC:
Starmer faces meeting of Labour MPs after cabinet ministers back PM to stay in office
Summary
The latest: Keir Starmer is set to face a meeting of the parliamentary Labour party after his cabinet ministers publicly backed him to stay on as PM
How today unfolded: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar earlier called on the PM to resign, saying "the distraction needs to end", at which point Starmer's ministers began posting on social media
Who said what? Among others, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Starmer is "turning the country around" and former deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner urged MPs to "come together"
The context: Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan resigned earlier, a day after the PM's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quit having taken "full responsibility" for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador
Inside No 10: Asked on Monday if Starmer would also resign, his spokesman said: "No. The prime minister is concentrating on the job in hand"
Away from Labour: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Starmer has lost control of his party
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