Starmer defies calls to quit as prospect of leadership challenge

NAMPA / DPA

2026-05-09

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to keep his position as a Labour lawmaker threatened to mount a leadership challenge unless the Cabinet moved to oust him. The prime minister will use an address on Monday and the King's Speech on Wednesday to mount a fightback after growing numbers of Labour lawmakers demanded a change at the top of the party. Starmer said his administration needed to be better at offering h......

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