Keir Starmer humiliated by nightmare poll as Brits reveal what they really think of PM

The majority of Britons think Sir Keir Starmer should quit as Labour leader, new polling shows. The survey by YouGov found only a quarter of respondents - 27% - said the Prime Minister should stay on.

Some 51% said Sir Keir should stand down as Labour leader and let someone else take over. Meanwhile, 23% were unsure in the poll of 4,989 people carried out today.

It comes as Labour has been engulfed by a civil war with questions over Sir Keir's leadership.

The row erupted last night with a series of briefings from No 10 and the PM's allies saying he would fight any leadership challenge, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted as a potential rival.

Mr Streeting blasted those behind the rumours, suggesting they had been "watching too much Celebrity Traitors" and insisting they should be sacked.

His criticism of the No 10 operation focused fresh attention of the Prime Minister's long-time ally and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.

Speaking during PMQs earlier, the Prime Minister told MPs that he had "never authorised attacks" on Cabinet ministers.

He said: "Morgan McSweeney, my team and I are absolutely focused on delivering for the country.

"I've never authorised attacks on Cabinet members. I appointed them to their posts because they are the best people to carry out their jobs."

He said "any attack on any member of my Cabinet is completely unacceptable" and Mr Streeting was doing a "great job".

The chaos comes as Labour's poll ratings have plummeted since the party's landslide general election victory in July last year.

The unrest also comes just weeks before Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget where she is widely expected to rip up Labour's manifesto pledge not to hike income tax.