Pressure mounts on Labour as an ever-increasing number of people put their names to pub landlord Michael Westwood's call for a new national vote

Keir Starmer has dismissed a petition demanding another general election as the number of people signing it passed the two million mark. The prime minister said he was “not surprised” that his popularity has nosedived because of many of the decisions Labour has taken since winning power nearly five months ago.

Badenoch challenges Starmer on general election petition Kemi Badenoch has challenged Sir Keir Starmer to resign, pointing to a petition signed by 2 million people calling for a general election in the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer hit back at Kemi Badenoch's suggestion that he should resign in light of a petition calling for a general election during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 27 November. The Conservative leader told the prime minister: "There’s a petition out there,