UK’s Starmer to ‘get on with governing’, defies calls to quit

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that he will continue to govern amidst calls for his resignation following disappointing local election results. His leadership stance comes as he acknowledges the party's struggles but insists on focusing on governance without triggering a leadership contest.

British Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would “get on with governing” despite a “destabilising” 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable for his departure after a drubbing in local elections. At a meeting of his cabinet, Starmer, in the top job for less than two years, repeated that, while he took responsibility for one of his Labour Party’s worst election defeats, there had been no official move to trigger a leadership contest. Four...