{"id":2601622,"date":"2026-05-12T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starmer-resists-resignation-calls-after-labour-party-loses-local-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:25:40","slug":"starmer-resists-resignation-calls-after-labour-party-loses-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starmer-resists-resignation-calls-after-labour-party-loses-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer resists resignation calls after Labour Party loses local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstarmer-resists-resignation-calls-after-labour-party-loses-local-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601622&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed calls for his resignation from Labor lawmakers after the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-bidens-job-approval-rating-sinks-to-37\/\" title=\"POLL: Biden\u2019s Job Approval Rating Sinks To 37%\">major losses<\/a> in last Thursday\u2019s local elections. while Starmer says the Labour leadership challenge process hasn\u2019t been triggered and that the government must focus on governing, more than 80 of the party\u2019s MPs-out of 403-have demanded he step down or set a timetable.<\/p>\n<p>Several ministers have already quit, including Jess Phillips (safeguarding minister) and previously Miatta Fahnbulleh, citing that they do not see the change expected under the current leadership. Within the Cabinet, figures such as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and others have urged his departure, while some, including Defense Secretary John Healey, wont him to stay and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >manage mounting global instability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>starmer does not yet face a clear replacement candidate, though Mahmood and Health Secretary Wes Streeting are seen among the leading options.the backlash is also fueled by scrutiny of Starmer\u2019s immigration policies and a controversy over appointing peter Mandelson as an ambassadorship before he was later dismissed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>British Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3660\">Keir Starmer<\/a> rebuffed resignation calls from lawmakers in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/british-parliament\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1020\">Parliament<\/a> on Tuesday after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2881\">Labour Party<\/a> suffered major election losses at the local level last week.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer\u2019s own party is adamant about finding a successor, but the embattled leader plans on staying in office for now.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4564133\/russia-ends-ceasefire-launching-200-attack-drones-at-ukraine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Russia ends ceasefire, launching \u2018200 attack drones\u2019 at Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4562562\/uk-labour-mp-scraps-leadership-challenge-demands-starmer-exit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Labour MP scraps leadership challenge but demands Starmer exit by September<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4560447\/how-al-qaeda-repositioned-itself-dominate-central-sahel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How al Qaeda repositioned itself to dominate the central Sahel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered,\u201d he said at a meeting on Downing Street, according to his office. \u201cThe country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>No Labour member has announced their intention to challenge Starmer for his post, but more are calling for his resignation by the day. At least 80 out of the party\u2019s 403 lawmakers have demanded that he step down from the role or set a timetable for his departure.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> said he won\u2019t quit, Labour MP Jess Phillips resigned as safeguarding minister. The job pertains to combating violence against women and girls in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her resignation letter, Phillips said she could not serve under the current leadership because she was \u201cnot seeing the change I think I, and the country expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know you care deeply, but deeds, not words are what matter,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She is the second minister to step down, following the lead set by Labour-Co-op MP and junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh.<\/p>\n<p>At least four members of Starmer\u2019s Cabinet, including Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, want him to resign. Others wish for him to stay, with Defense Secretary John Healey saying he backs the prime minister to handle growing global instability.<\/p>\n<p>There is no clear front-runner to replace Starmer yet, but Mahmood and Health Secretary Wes Streeting are among the leading contenders.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4562562\/uk-labour-mp-scraps-leadership-challenge-demands-starmer-exit\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4562562\/uk-labour-mp-scraps-leadership-challenge-demands-starmer-exit\/\">LABOUR MP SCRAPS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE BUT DEMANDS STARMER EXIT BY SEPTEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the country\u2019s local elections last Thursday, the Labour Party was dealt a heavy blow by smaller parties, such as the right-wing Reform UK party. Labour lost more than 1,400 English council seats, signaling voters\u2019 discontent with the dominant party.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer is facing intense scrutiny over his administration\u2019s policies, particularly on immigration, and a controversy surrounding his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, once associated with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1860\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, to an ambassadorship. Mandelson was later fired, but the appointment underscored growing doubts about Starmer\u2019s political judgment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starmer rejects calls to resign after Labour\u2019s local election losses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2601623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26120403182688.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33714,33958,37456],"class_list":["post-2601622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-keir-starmer","tag-labour-party","tag-local-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26120403182688.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601622"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601626,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601622\/revisions\/2601626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}