If a Labour Party leadership contest is triggered, what do you think Keir Starmer should do?

If a Labour Party leadership contest is triggered, what do you think Keir Starmer should do? Published on 19 June 2026 → Survey conducted on 19 June 2026 on 5578 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

He should stand in the contest and attempt to keep his role as Labour leader and prime minister

36%

He should stand down so that someone else can replace him as Labour leader and prime minister

38%

Don’t know

26%

He should stand in the contest and attempt to keep his role as Labour leader and prime minister

36%

He should stand down so that someone else can replace him as Labour leader and prime minister

38%

Don’t know

26%

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