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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign after disastrous local elections

www.cbsnews.com·www.cbsnews.com·26 days ago
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May 9, 2026 / 9:54 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google British Prime Minister Keir Starmer  pledged to revive his struggling government but faced growing calls to resign after a disastrous set of local and regional elections for his Labour Party. As the final results came in Saturday, Labour had lost 1,000 local council seats across England and was booted from power in Wales after 27 years. Anti-immigration party Reform U.K. won almost 1,300 seats across England, came second in Wales and made significant gains in Scotland. It was a blunt verdict from voters in elections widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led the center-left party to power less than two years ago. Starmer insisted he would not walk away and "plunge the country into chaos," and the dire election results did not produce an immediate challenge to his leadership. "The right thing to do is rebuild and show the path forward," Starmer said Saturday.…

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