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UK PM Keir Starmer says he will not resign despite mounting pressure to do so
May 12, 2026
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is holding a crucial cabinet meeting, where he's told his ministers he's staying put in his job as pressure mounts on Starmer to resign. UK media reports say his own Home Secretary has urged him to consider his position. Dozens of MPs from his Labour Party have publicly called on him to go - and some of them have resigned as ministerial aides.
Starmer has been fighting to keep his job, after his party suffered heavy defeats in last week's local elections. Al Jazeera’s Frances Read has more from London. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #UnitedKingdom #UKPolitics #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #BritishPolitics #UKElection2026 #ReformUK #LabourLeadershipCrisis #AndyBurnham #AngelaRayner #WesStreeting #MiattaFahnbulleh #10DowningStreet #London #AlJazeeraEnglish
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