Cabinet minister joins 72 Labour MPs calling for Starmer to set departure timetable

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander became the most senior serving minister on 20 June to urge Keir Starmer to announce when he will leave Downing Street. At least 72 Labour MPs have already demanded his resignation or a timetable for departure. Andy Burnham's by-election victory sharpened the pressure. Cabinet-level backing signals the succession campaign has moved beyond backbench discontent into the formal machinery of government.