British PM Starmer defies calls to quit, vows to get on with governing

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech at Coin Street Community Centre, London, the United Kingdom, May 11, 2026. /VCG

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would "get on with governing" despite a "destabilizing" 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable for his departure after a drubbing in local elections.

At a meeting of his ‌cabinet, Starmer, in the top job for less than two years, repeated that, while he took responsibility for one of his Labour Party's worst election defeats, there had been no official move to trigger a leadership contest. Several loyal ministers expressed their support for him.

Source(s): Reuters

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