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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resisting mounting pressure to resign as the ruling Labour Party becomes increasingly fractured over his leadership.
Despite the departure of four junior ministers and calls from dozens of lawmakers for him to step down, Starmer used a high-stakes cabinet meeting on Tuesday to declare his intention to keep governing.
He challenged potential rivals to trigger a formal leadership contest, even as the party remains locked in a bitter internal struggle over its future direction.
The rebellion follows a string of bruising election defeats and a series of personal scandals that have eroded confidence in the prime minister’s ability to deliver on promised economic growth.
While senior cabinet members have reportedly urged him to reconsider his position in private, no senior minister has yet gone public with a demand for his exit.
Instead, Starmer is banking on the support of over 100 loyalist MPs who argue that a leadership vacuum would only invite further national instability.
The divide within Labour reflects broader anxieties about the party’s performance just 22 months into its tenure.
As critics within the party call for an “orderly transition,” Starmer has pledged to be “better and bolder” to win back the trust of a frustrated electorate.
However, with the hard-right and populist left gaining ground, the prime minister faces an uphill battle to unify his colleagues before a formal challenge to his authority is officially launched.
