‘Coup Going On’ Inside Labour

Jeremy Corbyn appeared on Sky News, 14th May 2026, in an interview with presenter Wilfred Frost, where he made two headline points.

Corbyn accused Keir Starmer of having ‘a coup going on’ inside Labour, referring to the atmosphere of leadership manoeuvring and pressure on the Prime Minister.

He drew similarities between current tensions around a possible Labour leadership challenge and the pressure he himself met when Labour MPs tried to push him out in 2016.

He suggested Starmer is now experiencing the exact internal destabilisation: “There’s a coup going on.”

The interview was framed around the ‘strange atmosphere’ in Westminster, with speculation about Wes Streeting triggering a leadership contest.

Corbyn reminisced on how he was pressured to resign as Labour leader and implied that Starmer is now encountering similar forces.

The Express also covered the interview, noting that viewers described Corbyn as ‘snippy’ and highlighting that he refused to back Andy Burnham as a possible successor to Starmer.

However, Jeremy Corbyn being on Sky News was such an inspiring, decent, and fair stance on the mess that we are presently in, because while so many in Westminster are far too busy focusing on their own careers, Jeremy was straight onto the real problems, such as poverty, inequality, and peace.

He noted that the Greens aren’t a socialist party, and that we are already seeing the friction between their newer, younger members and the established wing.

People are feeling politically homeless right now, and what we actually need is a no-nonsense prime minister without all the theatrics.

We need a prime minister with a low ego and high principles. Issue-first rather than personality-first, and someone who is focused on structural issues rather than Westminster gossip.

The reality that the average person faces daily—such as housing, living expenses, disability rights, and public services—is becoming more and more distant from those who are active in politics.

We need a prime minister who is principled, humane, not materialistic, not obsessed with triangulation, and not allergic to talking about inequality.

Corbyn’s interview didn’t offer a blueprint, but it does remind us that politics doesn’t have to be cynical or managerial.