British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting with his Cabinet amid continued pressure after election losses. A set piece speech yesterday failed to calm the waters, and a junior minister resigned early on Tuesday.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DcxLStarmer's office was forced to issue another statement on Tuesday voicing his intention to remain in his post [FILE: Apr 30, 2026]Image: Jack Taylor/empics/picture allianceAdvertisementBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued to fight rumors of dissatisfaction within his Labour Party on Tuesday, in the aftermath of big losses in local and regional elections in the UK last week.
A major speech on Monday when Starmer said he was "not walking away" did little to calm the waters, and a junior minister in his government, Miatta Fahnbulleh, became the first to resign on Tuesday, urging Starmer to "set a timetable for an orderly transition."
As his Cabinet convened mid-morning, nominally to discuss the reopening of parliament following the vote on Wednesday, Starmer's office was forced to issue another statement voicing his intention to remain in his post.
"The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered," the statement from 10 Downing Street said.
"The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a Cabinet," Starmer told his colleagues.
He noted that, "The past 48 hours have been destabilizing for the government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families."
The statement did not explicitly address or refute the notion of "an orderly transition," as some Labour rebels have suggested, over a longer period of time — addressing the immediate term instead.
For those not following British politics closely, here's a quick recap of the past almost two years, from Starmer's Labour winning a massive majority in 2024 general elections to its woeful showing last week in Scotland, Wales, and on a local level in much of England.
