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UK Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer to resign after ministerial departures
Nearly 90 Labour MPs have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down after a week of resignations and internal party pressure. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has signaled readiness to enter a leadership contest.
May 17, 9:22 AM·1m read2 sources
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The moves have left the government facing questions about its stability and direction.
Streeting has said he would stand in any leadership contest. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, is preparing to return to Parliament by standing in the Makerfield by-election.
Labour adviser Karl Hansen described the current difficulties in an interview with France 24. Hansen said Starmer is facing a leadership crisis after the recent resignations.
“Keir Starmer is a lame duck Prime Minister" — Karl Hansen, former Labour adviser, May 2026 (France 24). The comments come as the party continues to manage the fallout from the week's events.”
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