Two ministerial aides quit as scores of MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation
More than 70 Labour MPs and four aides demanded a timetable for his departure after election losses and a speech that failed to calm the party.
- On Monday, more than 60 Labour MPs publicly called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign following significant losses in English local, Welsh, and Scottish elections on Thursday.
- Labour lost more than 1,400 councillors and power in Wales, triggering widespread anger; Tom Rutland noted animosity towards the Prime Minister was clear from voters choosing other parties.
- Joe Morris, PPS to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, and Sally Jameson, PPS to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, resigned; Morris urged Starmer to set out a "swift timetable" for his departure.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to stay, stating, "I take responsibility for not walking away, not plunging our country into chaos," while admitting he faces internal doubters.
- Potential successors include Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, as Rutland added that Starmer "has lost authority, not just within the Parliamentary Labour Party but across the country.
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UK's Starmer under renewed pressure as lawmakers urge him to quit
LONDON — Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for the British prime minister's resignation after his appeal for another chance seemingly fell on deaf ears. At an address to the party faithful in London, Starmer had made an impassioned plea to both his party and voters to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would only bring c…
After serious losses in the elections, the British Prime Minister loses more and more support in his own ranks. Today, a crucial meeting is on the agenda.
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op-online.deAfter the debacle in the UK election, Starmer is severely beaten. Now, cabinet members also suggest that he resign.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in a serious political crisis after his party, the Labour Party, suffered a historic defeat in last week's local elections. The Labour Party lost more than 1,300 local council seats in the election, which brought a major breakthrough to Nigel Farage's party, the right-wing populist Reform UK - and the two traditional major parties (Labour and the conservative Tories) were both severely affected. More than s…
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