Keir Starmer is clinging on by his fingernails. Barely an hour seems to pass without someone new calling for him to go. By the time you reach the end of this article it might even have happened.
And if he does go bookmakers are clear who they think will barge her way into 10 Downing Street to replace him. The one, the only, Angela Rayner. Did you really expect her to be gone for long?
If she does become our next prime minister we know unions will feel emboldened. We know she'll stand up for the working class. We know she'll want to tackle regional inequality.
But the question is, what can drivers expect if she's behind the wheel as the country chugs along trying to avoid metaphoric potholes?
Perhaps her biggest contribution to motoring has been openly slamming London’s anti-motorist Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme, championed by Sadiq Khan.
In the summer of 2023, Khan lit the blue touch paper on public opinion as he dodged opposition and expanded ULEZ to most parts of Outer London.
Rayner, who was Labour’s deputy leader at the time, admitted that the scheme was unaffordable for many Londoners and blamed the ULEZ scheme for Labour’s loss in the June 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, after Boris Johnson's resignation.
There was a major fracture in the Labour Party with Mr Khan passionately defending his pet project - while furious Labour MPs feared it could cost them their seats.
The Mayor claimed clean air was a “human right” and the decision to expand the scheme was the "right" decision. At the time, Rayner called on Labour to “rethink” the policy.
Rayner has previously accepted that clean air in cities is an issue that needs to be addressed, but is unwilling to slap drivers with extra fees.
Could this become a point of further contention if she becomes Prime Minister? Labour will need to decide what is more important. And more money in people's pockets is set to be infinitely more popular than eco measures.
Could Rayner heap pressure on Khan to U-turn on ULEZ? Could they clash if and when other cities' attempt to bring in similar schemes?
Axing ULEZ now would throw away the vast investment already made. Introducing a staggering 2,750 additional cameras, extra signage, enforcement and a scrappage scheme cost a lot.
Next is the massive financial cash cow that ULEZ has become. Just one year after the expansion, total revenues increased from £190.47m in 2022/23 to £259.14m in 2023/24. TfL has stressed the importance of the ULEZ money being reinvested into running and improving London’s transport network and expanding bus routes. Meanwhile, ULEZ is projected to stop making a profit in 2026/27 as compliance levels rise.
It means that the ULEZ train has already left the station, and getting rid of the project at this stage could also backfire on drivers in much the same way it did when it came in. Money to improve London’s transport has to come from somewhere, and if the cash generated by ULEZ is being relied upon, this would have to be replaced.
City Hall has already confirmed that unpaid ULEZ receipts are putting much-needed transport investment projects at risk of being scrapped. Ditching ULEZ completely would be the nail in the coffin.
The can has already been opened, and as much as ULEZ is hated it's here to stay. What will be interesting, though, is to see whether Khan and Rayner find some common ground or whether it will be a clash of giant egos. Could there be fireworks ahead? And if so could drivers be the ones getting caught in the crossfire?
