UK: Starmer tells Cabinet he's going nowhere, ministers quit

"“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.”"

"Miatta Fahnbulleh became the first to resign on Tuesday, urging Starmer to “set a timetable for an orderly transition.” Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips followed a few hours later, with Phillips saying in her letter to Starmer that she thought he was “a good man fundamentally” but “that is not enough.” A Welsh MP, Alex Davies-Jones, was next in line, highlighting losses in the Welsh parliament once a Labour stronghold in particular."

"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued to fight rumors of dissatisfaction within his Labour Party on Tuesday, in the aftermath of severe 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."

Keir Starmer faced renewed rumors of dissatisfaction within the Labour Party after major losses in local and regional elections. After a speech saying he was not walking away, junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigned, urging Starmer to set a timetable for an orderly transition. Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips resigned later, saying Starmer was fundamentally a good man but that was not enough. Welsh MP Alex Davies-Jones also highlighted Labour’s losses in Wales. As Starmer’s Cabinet met, his office issued a statement that the Labour Party’s process for challenging a leader had not been triggered and that the country expected governing to continue. Starmer told colleagues the past 48 hours were destabilizing and carried real economic costs for families.

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