A number of senior members of the British cabinet, including Interior Minister Shabana Mahmoud, have asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer to consider the timing of his resignation, the Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
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According to the material, cabinet members are expected to tell Starmer at a meeting on Tuesday that he should step down, amid concerns that his position is now precarious.
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“Senior cabinet members have asked Starmer to consider the timing of his resignation after more than 70 Labour MPs called for him to step down. At least three ministers, including Interior Minister Shabana Mahmoud, told Starmer that he should consider his position,” the newspaper reports.
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Earlier it was reported that the number of Labor MPs calling for Starmer’s resignation has reached 60. Initially, 30 members of Parliament made the appeal.
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A number of senior members of the British cabinet, including Interior Minister Shabana Mahmoud, have asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer to consider the timing of his resignation, the Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
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The regional elections in the UK were held last Thursday. Elections were held in 136 regions of England. According to the final results, the Labor Party lost almost 1,200 of the more than 2,200 seats previously occupied by representatives of the party in municipal councils. The main winner was the right-wing Reform UK party, gaining about 1,400 seats.
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On Monday, Starmer admitted that the election results were “depressing” and took responsibility for the failure. At the same time, he made a keynote speech and stated that he was not going to resign from his post.
