UK’s Starmer says his government is a 10-year project despite calls to quit
Key takeaways
- A former minister in Starmer’s government, Catherine West, threatened to seek the backing of lawmakers to trigger a leadership contest unless his cabinet took steps to remove him by Monday.
- Under party rules, it would take 20% of the parliamentary party, or 81 lawmakers, to trigger a leadership challenge.
- If Starmer were removed in the coming weeks, Britain would end up with its seventh prime minister in the past decade.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on, describing his government as a “10-year project” despite mounting calls for him to quit after his party’s drubbing in local elections earlier this week.
Starmer’s Labour Party suffered the worst local election losses for a governing party in more than three decades, while the populist Reform UK party made significant gains – prompting a growing number of Labour lawmakers to call for his removal.
A former minister in Starmer’s government, Catherine West, threatened to seek the backing of lawmakers to trigger a leadership contest unless his cabinet took steps to remove him by Monday.