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Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour
UK NewsPolitics•May 8, 2026 at 9:54 AMNational

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

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’Election 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesKeir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite early results in local elections showing his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs for him to quit, insisting he remained as determined as ever to deliver on the promises on which he was elected less than two years ago. Continue reading...

Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite early results in local elections showing his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs for him to quit, insisting he remained as determined as ever to deliver on the promises on which he was elected less than two years ago.

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