"Personally, I think the clock is ticking, one MP said. It sometimes happens to people who are incredibly well meaning, but you can pass that tipping point and can't recover."
"We've got a bit of a groupthink happening at the top, that culture of not being receptive to interrogation, not being receptive to differing views,"
"We don't have the luxury of carrying on this way with someone who I think increasingly, I'm sorry to say, just doesn't seem up to the job."
"No one is oblivious to the scale of the challenge or the need to be better, least of all Keir, one said. We know it's a difficult time and MPs are worried about their own majorities. We're more aware than anyone that things are very febrile."
Keir Starmer faces escalating internal pressure after a turbulent week that included the resignation of Angela Rayner and the sacking of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. Labour MPs warn time is running out to repair his premiership and say a leadership challenge could follow poor results in next May's local and Welsh elections. Some MPs believe the absence of a clear alternative is delaying a challenge. Senior figures call for cultural change in Downing Street, accusing the top team of groupthink and poor receptiveness to differing views. Allies urge proportion amid concern over MPs' majorities and an upcoming unpredictable state visit.
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