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Over 70 MPs demand resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 4 resign from government
2026-05-11 23:15:15 / BOTA
The political situation within the Labour Party in Britain is escalating, as dozens of MPs have called for the removal of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, or at least setting a deadline for his resignation.
More than 70 Labour Party MPs have called for Keir Starmer to resign, The Times reports. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is among several cabinet ministers who have told Starmer he should consider his position.
Cabinet ministers are expected to confront Starmer at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday (May 12) and pressure him to leave, after more than 70 Labour MPs called for his resignation.
According to reports, four Labour MPs who served as assistant ministers have resigned.
Meanwhile, the number of MPs now publicly demanding that Starmer either resign immediately, or set a deadline for his departure, grows by the hour.
"The situation is developing rapidly and Keir Starmer is in a very fragile position," writes the BBC's political editor.
Earlier, Starmer insisted he would prove the "doubters" wrong, admitting that his government had made mistakes but adding that it had "made the big policy decisions in the right way".
MPs have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's direction and lack of public trust. Some are calling for Starmer to set a clear deadline for his departure, arguing that the Labour Party needs new leadership to restore public trust.
On the other hand, Housing Secretary Steve Reed said that the majority of MPs within the party do not support the Prime Minister's resignation. He said that around "90% do not want this to happen" and that the government should focus on citizens' priorities, not on a change of leadership.
“We want to focus on what the public wants… not talk to ourselves about a new leader,” he said. He added that the government acknowledges that changes are needed, but does not help “throw away” prime ministers.
According to him, frequent changes of prime ministers, as happened with the Conservative Party, are not a sustainable solution.
Meanwhile, MP Catherine West has withdrawn from the idea of launching a leadership challenge, but has called for Starmer to step down by September.
The situation has been further strained by the resignation of several parliamentary assistants to ministers, including Joe Morris, Tom Rutland and Naushabah Khan, who have expressed a lack of confidence in the prime minister's ability to lead the country.
Joe Morris, aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, said the country needed a government that delivered on promises to lower the cost of living and invest in communities. He said Starmer no longer had the public's trust to lead these changes.
These developments come at a difficult time for the British government, as pressure within the Labour Party grows and the debate over the future of the leadership deepens.
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