At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis

At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePA MediaSir Keir Starmer is holding a crucial cabinet meeting as he fights to stay on as prime minister, less than two years after leading Labour to a landslide election win.It comes amid a revolt among Labour MPs and calls from ministers for him to draw up an exit timetable after a disastrous set of elections last week.Here is a summary of what is happening.What's happening today?Sir Keir is holding his weekly meeting with his cabinet, as he faces down calls from his senior ministers to stand downHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood is among a number of cabinet ministers urging him to set out a departure timetableBut the prime minister told the Cabinet the country expects Labour to "get on with governing" - throwing down the gauntlet to potential rivals to formally challenge him as Labour leaderNo MP has yet launched a formal bid to challenge Sir Keir - a move that would require the endorsement of 81 colleagues, according to party rules.Starmer tells cabinet he will 'get on with governing' and leadership contest has not been triggeredChris Mason: PM hangs on by a thread as party revoltsWhat's the mood in the party?More than 70 Labour MPs have publicly urged Sir Keir to resign immediately or draw up an exit timetableMiatta Fahnbulleh, a communities minister, earlier become the first member of the government to resignHealth Secretary Wes Streeting and former deputy PM Angela Rayner are seen as the most likely challengers among Labour MPsGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also has support - but would need to become an MP to stand for leader, requiring a more drawn-out contestHow did we get here?The prime minister gave a hastily-convened speech on Monday in a bid to shore up his positionBut the move seems to have backfired, with the number of Labour MPs calling on him to go rising steadily in the hours afterwardsThe revolt among MPs follows a...