Tuesday’s papers in the UK are dominated by Keir Starmer surviving a call for his resignation from a high-profile party figure, though his fate remains far from certain. An unnamed Labour source claimed the push to remove McSweeney came from a man whose “name rhymes with Les Weeting”. THE TIMES: PM comes out fighting as cabinet falls in line #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/iMedHVH7Cy — Alfie Tobutt (@AlfieTobutt) February 9, 2026“PM comes out fighting as cabinet falls in line” was top story at the Times, adding claims that Streeting had “bottled” the bid to oust Starmer. PM on brink as calls to go mount #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/zGRxuT0G42 — Alfie Tobutt (@AlfieTobutt) February 9, 2026“Resign now! PM on brink as calls to go mount”, the Express reported, adding Starmer had “to plead for his future” as pressure mounted.

Source: The Times February 10, 2026 10:03 UTC