Sir Keir Starmer pleads with mutinous Labour MPs not to oust him

Markets are braced for Labour to lurch dramatically to the Left as Keir Starmer struggles to save himself today.Jitters have been sparked after Angela Rayner formed an alliance with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham - and laid out a manifesto of higher tax, more handouts and nationalisations. Interest rates on 10-year gilts, one of the main ways the Government borrows money, ticked up this morning. Rivals for No10 are circling as the PM's grip on power weakens, with dozens of MPs openly calling for him to go following disastrous local elections.He could face a challenge from a 'stalking horse' leadership candidate as soon as today, if a 'vision' speech at 10am fails to calm the mutiny.