Catherine West demands immediate Labour leadership contest

The starting gun on Keir Starmer's long-awaited leadership challenge was fired tonight by a former minister.Catherine West, a backbencher, revealed she will go public with a leadership coup on Monday if the Cabinet hasn't moved against the Prime Minister by her deadline.The MP for Hornsey in north London went public with her announcement in an interview with the BBC this evening, in a move that may force key players like Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to act.