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UK’s Starmer says he won’t resign after Labour suffers heavy losses at local elections
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria leave a polling station in central London, on May 7, 2026 after casting their votes in the local elections. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will not resign after his Labour Party suffered heavy early losses in local elections, and adds that he expects he will still be the party’s leader at the next general election, scheduled for 2029.
“I’m not going to walk away,” Starmer tells British media.
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