{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Politics.co.uk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk","author_name":"Josh Self","author_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/author\/joshself\/","title":"Starmer\u2019s \u2018stalking horse\u2019: who is Labour challenger Catherine West?\u00a0 - Politics.co.uk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v7xhjJk9lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news-feature\/2026\/05\/10\/starmers-stalking-horse-who-is-labour-challenger-catherine-west\/\">Starmer\u2019s \u2018stalking horse\u2019: who is Labour challenger Catherine West?\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news-feature\/2026\/05\/10\/starmers-stalking-horse-who-is-labour-challenger-catherine-west\/embed\/#?secret=v7xhjJk9lg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Starmer\u2019s \u2018stalking horse\u2019: who is Labour challenger Catherine West?\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Politics.co.uk\" data-secret=\"v7xhjJk9lg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55090664325_d99ac9b291_o-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1706,"description":"Catherine West has threatened to launch a leadership bid that could topple the prime minister.\u00a0 The Labour MP issued a momentous intervention after her party\u2019s drubbing in the elections this week. On Saturday afternoon, West called on the cabinet to \u201creorganise themselves\u201d and put forward their \u201cbest communicator\u201d to replace Starmer. Speaking to BBC News... Read more &raquo;"}