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Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

election results, **Keir Starmer faced calls to stand down** after voters handed a damning verdict

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Keir Starmer since the 2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign? British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

Keir Starmer attempts to relaunch his premiership after a disastrous set of election results for Labour

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Starmer to cling on in No 10 As the local elections results rolled in, a trickle of voices were calling for [Keir

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

election losses for Labour Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite [early results

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-disastrous-night-local-elections-keir-starmer-leadership) in the UK built on Keir Starmer’s longstanding reputational

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Keir Starmer delivers tangible change and truly connects with the public on a human level, he can’t lead us into another election – locally or nationally.” Anneliese Midgley, the MP for Knowsley, said: “The results

Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

Keir Starmer has defied calls from some Labour MPs to step down after poor election results

Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs over ousting Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/labour-mps-say-endless-drama-of-leadership-speculation-must-stop) after a potentially disastrous set of election results this week

Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – UK politics live

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) will not have resigned by the school summer holidays, despite a major challenge to his leadership after the local election results

Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

Keir Starmer, who has been badly damaged by disastrous local election results last month. Burnham

‘We’re not making it up’: UK political chaos is not media’s fault, say journalists

Keir Starmer’s leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/keir-starmer-labour-leadership-talk-burnham-streeting) since Labour’s May election results. It has led to accusations

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election and a key test for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Pressure mounts on embattled UK PM Keir Starmer as rivals circle

Keir Starmer’s administration is embroiled in turmoil amid a [calamitous local election](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) result

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Keir Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

Keir Starmer and his Labour party suffered major losses in elections held across Britain last week, resulting

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Keir Starmer and his team are waiting so nervously for the results of next week's council elections

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

results were "as bad as predicted" then UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer should stand down as prime minister. Both Plaid and Reform have been pitching the election

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

Starmer loyalist, said Labour would risk “annihilation” if it decided to try to change leaders. But with results for [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) expected to be particularly grim in Thursday’s elections for the Scottish