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Tough 24 hours ahead for Keir Starmer as doubters call for resignation
Key takeaways
- Six ministerial aides have stepped down and more than 70 Labour MPs have publicly called for his resignation after last week's local election saw Labour lose 20 per cent of the vote.
- Sir Keir is set to meet with his cabinet, which is split on the future of his leadership, early Tuesday morning, UK time.
- The embattled prime minister has vowed to prove his "doubters" wrong and pledged his government would be "better" as he tried to convince angry and restless Labour MPs to continue to back him.
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Link copied Share Share article British citizens and Labour Party insiders will wake to a fraught and tense UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to tender his resignation.
Six ministerial aides have stepped down and more than 70 Labour MPs have publicly called for his resignation after last week's local election saw Labour lose 20 per cent of the vote.
Sir Keir is set to meet with his cabinet, which is split on the future of his leadership, early Tuesday morning, UK time.
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