UK Prime Minister Starmer Defies Resignation Calls, Vows to Govern
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated he will 'get on with governing' and will not resign, despite significant pressure following poor local election results. He acknowledged responsibility but indicated no leadership contest is planned.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would “get on with governing” despite a “destabilising” 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. Four.....