Sir Keir Starmer has been handed an urgent deadline to save his job after surviving a day of attacks and Cabinet chaos on Monday.
The Prime Minister emerged victorious on Monday night after enduring searing briefings and public broadsides from his own party - most notably a speech from Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar demanding he resign, which fell on deaf ears in the Government.
He declared he was "not prepared to walk away" as he received a warm reception from MPs reluctant to join Mr Sarwar in calling for him to quit.
One MP, Catherine Atkinson, claimed to GB News that the meeting saw a "resounding sound of united MPs" come out in support of the Prime Minister.
In the morning, one of his own allies had told Bloomberg Sir Keir only held a "50-50 chance" of surviving the week.
But by last night, that same ally backpedalled to give him two deadlines: February 26's Gorton & Denton by-election, then May 7's local elections.
However, one Labour left MP warned of a looming "flashpoint" in the coming weeks and months, saying it was clear from their conversations with voters that if the PM clung on, the party was "toast".
In his address to the Parliamentary Labour Party, Sir Keir attempted to rally his troops by once again taking aim at Reform UK.
"I’ll tell you this, as long as I have breath in my body, I’ll be in that fight, on behalf of the country that I love and I believe in, against those that want to tear it up," he declared.
But in Birmingham, Reform chief Nigel Farage delivered a less optimistic assessment of his chances. He told an audience of thousands that Sir Keir "won’t be there for long".
"He’ll be gone and replaced by somebody undoubtedly far worse," Mr Farage added.
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Across the Atlantic... Top DEMOCRAT tears into Keir Starmer as he predicts British Government will be toppled
A senior Democrat Congressman has warned that the British Government and the Royal Family could fall in a major overseas intervention.
Ro Khanna, the California lawmaker who helped force the release of the Epstein files, spoke to reporters ahead of Ghislaine Maxwell's closed-door testimony on Tuesday.
Convicted sex trafficker Maxwell fielded questions from a US House committee on Monday - but gave no answer to every single one.
Before that, Mr Khanna warned that Lord Mandelson "may bring down the whole Government, from what I hear".
"[Mandelson] engaged in terrible behaviour. The allegations are very serious - that he was working for Gordon Brown and then feeding information about UK possibly buying Euros and having Epstein trade on that," he continued.
Police are also still investigating Lord Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.
It is understood that his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally, and that he was not motivated by financial gain.
As Labour turmoil rumbles on... Reform UK opens up eight-point lead in new poll
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has opened up an eight-point polling lead
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After a week of chaos at the very top of the Labour Party, a new poll has laid bare how Britons might vote at the next General Election.
Fresh data from YouGov has placed Reform UK eight points clear - with 27 per cent of voters opting for Nigel Farage's party.
Second sits Labour with a potential 19 per cent vote share, ahead of the Conservatives on 18 per cent, the Green Party on 16 per cent and the Lib Dems on 14 per cent.
Of the five leading parties, only Reform made any gains since last week's YouGov poll - again for The Times and Sky News.
Mr Farage's party boosted its support by one per cent while the Greens slipped by the same amount.
Richard Tice issues major warning to Bangor University amid Reform UK free speech row
Richard Tice has issued a major warning to Bangor University amid a growing row over a ban on Reform UK.
A debating society at the university refused a request by Reform to hold a Q&A session with students due to its “zero tolerance” hate policy.
Run by students through Bangor Students' Union, the society said it had "zero tolerance for any form of racism, transphobia, or homophobia displayed by the members of Reform UK".
And now, Reform's deputy leader Mr Tice has weighed in.
"Simple. In line with our values, if Bangor University does not believe in free speech, then British taxpayers should not have to fund them," he said.
"Perhaps remove all Government funding and no student loans for Bangor students... The phone will ring very soon."
Wes Streeting directly accused of leadership coup attempt as it's revealed 'he spoke to Anas Sarwar BEFORE scathing anti-Starmer speech'
Wes Streeting has been accused of running a leadership coup attempt against Sir Keir Starmer
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Wes Streeting has been accused of running a leadership coup attempt against Sir Keir Starmer.
In a bombshell new revelation, the Health Secretary is said to have spoken to Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar - just days before he demanded the Prime Minister resign.
The pair, according to The Telegraph, are thought to have discussed the "current political situation".
Mr Streeting released a tranche of his private messages with Lord Mandelson - including ones attacking Sir Keir's plans for growth - in what has been seen as a way to get ahead of any potential future scandal if he made a run for Labour leader.
Last night, a left-wing Labour source blasted: "Everyone from the PM down to the most junior bag carrier knows who was behind the McChicken Coup. And his name rhymes with Les Weeting."
The "McChicken Coup" is the name for alleged efforts to use Morgan McSweeney's resignation to make the PM step down.
One MP said: "Today's events were so clearly manipulated and co-ordinated by the Wes Streeting campaign, but they catastrophically failed when he bottled it.
"He doesn't have the kind of support he thinks he does and today proves it, not least because of his very close and long-standing relationship with Peter Mandelson."
A spokesman for the Health Secretary said he "did not ask" Mr Sarwar to attack the PM and "did not coordinate with Anas on this".
"Anas is the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. He is his own man, and Wes has the highest respect for him," they continued. "At the same time as Wes was in an interview saying that Keir needed a chance to set out his case and his plan, No10 was briefing that Wes had told Anas Sarwar to make his statement. This is the problem."
RECAP: Keir Starmer emerges victorious - what did he tell Labour MPs?
The PM addressed the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday evening to rally the troops
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Keir Starmer last night insisted he would not be forced from office as he faced down Labour lawmakers at a tense meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, declaring: “I have won every fight I've ever been in.”
“I fought to change the Crown Prosecution Service so it better served victims of violence against women and girls. I fought to change the Labour party to allow us to win an election again,” he said.
“People told me I couldn't do it… We won with a landslide majority. Every fight I've been in, I have won.”
The Prime Minister made clear he would not resign, telling colleagues he would not walk away from the mandate he had secured from the country.
He promised changes to his Downing Street operation that would go beyond “who sits where in No10”, conceding that relations with MPs had not been sufficiently “open” or “inclusive”.
Admitting that “things haven’t gone right”, he repeated that appointing Lord Mandelson had been wrong and said he took full responsibility.
Sir Keir also paid tribute to his former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who quit this week, and urged Labour to “take the fight” to Reform UK, insisting he had “the most working-class Cabinet in history” behind him.
INSIGHT: Jake Berry gives GB News glimpse 'inside the war room' where Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival
Former Tory Chairman Sir Jake Berry last night delivered GB News viewers a key insight into the “war room” scenario Sir Keir Starmer faced on Monday.
Sir Jake - experienced in Cabinet crises - said the PM will have been delivering a desperate plea to his backbench MPs to convince them he remains the man for the job.
The Prime Minister yesterday held a meeting with Labour MPs after getting his Cabinet to deliver public statements reaffirming their commitment.
But the ex-Tory heavyweight said Sir Keir’s decision to hold showdown talks was a telltale sign of a “dead duck” Prime Minister...
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