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Sir Keir Starmer is facing a threat to his leadership, amid growing anger over his plan to keep the two-child benefit cap.<\/p>\n
The coup has been floated by a group of former advisers who worked for Sir Keir and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.<\/p>\n
According to the i paper, they now believe the Labour leader should be overthrown because of his stance on the welfare policy.<\/p>\n
They have argued that the policy is part of a wider conservatism that will push away traditional Labour voters.<\/p>\n
The group were planning to approach Ed Miliband to trigger the challenge.<\/p>\n
However, the former Labour leader is said to believe the idea is “nuts” and that Sir Keir has his full loyalty.<\/p>\n
A source close to Mr Miliband told the i: “We wouldn\u2019t give these people the time of day.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s absolutely bonkers because you could not find someone more loyal to Keir than Ed.”<\/p>\n
They added: “It\u2019s completely nuts.”<\/p>\n
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On Sunday, Sir Keir told the BBC that Labour is “not changing” the two-child benefit cap.<\/p>\n
The policy has been widely criticised as unfair and ineffective, with critics claiming it is a driver of child poverty.<\/p>\n
Sir Keir has drawn criticism from within the party since making the commitment to the policy.<\/p>\n
Meg Hillier, Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, and chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, told the BBC\u2019s Westminster Hour: “Well, I was never comfortable about having the child benefit cap come in \u2026 personally, I\u2019d be lobbying for a lifting of that.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Rosie Duffield, Labour MP for Canterbury – who is on the centre-right of the party – hit out at the policy commitment, describing it as “one of the most unpleasant pieces of legislation ever to have been passed in the UK”.<\/p>\n
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