Starmer favourite to lead Labour amid calls for Corbyn to resign

Labour leader to step down

Kier Starmer is in pole position to become the next leader of the Labour party, as MPs called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign immediately after a resounding defeat at Thursday’s general election.

Corbyn said he would not lead Labour into the next general election, having led the party to its worst showing at the polling station for almost a century. The current leader of the opposition said he would continue in his role during what he called "a period of reflection", until a leadership contest can be held. Starmer, currently Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, was immediately installed as favourite to replace Corbyn, at a best-price 9/2 according to Oddschecker. Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is s...