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London — <\/span>British Prime Minister is Keir Starmer fighting for your job<\/a> after Disastrous local election results<\/a> His Labor Party led dozens of MPs to call for his resignation.<\/p>\n Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he can turn the situation around and revive his government’s fortunes. But his position is delicate as rivals consider their options. Catherine West, an MP, said she would try to start a leadership contest if she didn’t like what she heard in the speech.<\/p>\n Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, often seen as a potential challenger, said the party “needs change”, although she did not explicitly call for Starmer to leave.<\/p>\n “The Prime Minister must now rise to the occasion and bring about the change that our country needs,” he said.<\/p>\n Starmer is trying to regain momentum after heavy losses for his centre-left party in local elections across England and legislative votes in Scotland and Wales. Last week’s elections were widely watched an informal referendum<\/a> On Starmer, whose popularity has fallen since coming to power with a massive majority less than two years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n His government has struggled to deliver on the promised economic growth and recovery dilapidated public services<\/a> and reducing the cost of living, and hindering Repeated missteps and policy U-turns<\/a> On issues including welfare reform. He is further hurt by his disastrous appointment decision peter mandelson<\/a>Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal-tainted friend as Britain’s ambassador to Washington.<\/p>\n Labor suffered defeats from both the right and the left in last week’s elections, losing votes to both the anti-immigration Reform UK and the “eco-populist” Green Party. It reflects the growing fragmentation of British politics, long dominated by Labor and the Conservatives.<\/p>\n Still, Starmer told The Observer newspaper on Sunday that he wants to remain in office for a decade. He is pinning his hopes on ambitious legislative plans to be presented in King Charles III’s speech on Monday and the state opening of Parliament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n A key policy is closer ties with the European Union, which the United Kingdom left in 2020, four years after the “Leave” side won the membership referendum. Starmer’s government has already moved to ease some of the trade restrictions that have burdened British businesses since Brexit, and he says he will secure a youth mobility deal so young people can spend a few years working across the continent.<\/p>\n \u201cBrexit has set our young people back,\u201d Starmer told The Observer. \u201cWe have to stay closer to Europe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Labor campaigned to remain in the EU during the 2016 referendum campaign, but has been reluctant to reopen the debate that bitterly divides the country. Starmer has rejected calls to re-enter the EU, or rejoin the EU customs union or single market, two things that would make a big difference for British businesses.<\/p>\n None of the high-profile Labor politicians considered a potential challenger to Starmer \u2013 including Rayner, the health secretary Wes Streeting<\/a> and Greater Manchester Mayor andy burnham<\/a> – He has been asked to resign.<\/p>\n But a growing number of Labor MPs urged the Prime Minister to set a timetable for his departure. British politics allows parties to change leaders mid-term without the need for new elections.<\/p>\n Former loyal Labor MLA Josh Simons wrote in the Times of London that Starmer “has lost the country” and “he must take control of the situation by overseeing an orderly transition to a new prime minister.”<\/p>\n West, a former junior minister, is trying to rush the process, promising to try to trigger a leadership contest unless Starmer delivers a fiery speech on Monday. West admitted that he did not have the support of 81 colleagues, which was required to run in the contest, and his move appeared to be an attempt to force more high-profile contenders to make a move.<\/p>\n \u201cWorking people sent us a message,\u201d West said. \u201cWe have to listen to this, and we have to change, and we have to do it quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" London — British Prime Minister is Keir Starmer fighting for your job after Disastrous local election results His Labor Party led dozens of MPs to call for his resignation. Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he can turn the situation around and revive his government’s fortunes. 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