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Starmer facing mounting pressure to resign as he meets UK Cabinet in crunch talks

The Independent·Brian Melley·24 days ago
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicated Tuesday that he intends to stay in office as he met with members of his Cabinet in crunch talks that could determine his future. Starmer is trying to shore up support within his Cabinet following hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections last week, which if repeated in a national election would see it overwhelmingly ejected from power. The meeting was taking place after more than 70 Labour backbenchers, representing nearly a fifth of the party's representation in Parliament, said that Starmer should stand down, or at least set out a timetable for his departure. On Tuesday, junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh stepped down and urged Starmer “to do the right thing for the country” and set a timetable to step aside.…

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