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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood among ministers calling for Starmer to resign
At least three Cabinet ministers and more than 80 Labour MPs are pressing him to set out a departure plan after the local election defeat.
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood visited Downing Street to urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his departure, joining at least three Cabinet ministers demanding he step aside.
- Starmer's leadership crisis deepened after Labour's disastrous local election results on May 7, when the party lost control of the Welsh parliament and nearly three-fifths of English council seats it was defending.
- Four ministerial aides resigned during the turmoil, while 10-year gilt yields rose nine basis points to 5.00% as bond investors expressed concern about potential fiscal spending increases under new leadership.
- Care Minister Stephen Kinnock warned that cabinet resignations risked unleashing "chaos," while Starmer vowed "I have to prove them wrong, and I will," resisting the internal party revolt.
- Bond investors worry a replacement for the Prime Minister could increase fiscal spending, potentially driving borrowing costs higher as the political standoff threatens to destabilize government operations in coming days.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right12Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
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C 46%
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