UK PM Starmer set to meet rival Streeting amid pledge to carry on governing
Key takeaways
- UK PM, who is battling to remain in his job amid resignations of ministers, is expected to hold talks with Streeting.
- Starmer has so far defied calls to quit from Labour MPs, who blame him for heavy losses in local elections last week and say he has failed to deliver reforms since coming to power in a landslide 2024 election victory.
- A public statement is not expected to follow the Streeting-Starmer meeting to keep the attention on the speech, according to British media reports.
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UK PM, who is battling to remain in his job amid resignations of ministers, is expected to hold talks with Streeting.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Wes Streeting arrives at Downing Street on May 5, 2026 in London, UK [Leon Neal/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fighting for his political survival after dozens of his own MPs called for him to resign, promised to press ahead with plans to reform the country before an expected meeting with his potential leadership rival Wes Streeting, the health secretary.
Starmer has so far defied calls to quit from Labour MPs, who blame him for heavy losses in local elections last week and say he has failed to deliver reforms since coming to power in a landslide 2024 election victory.