His allies have turned on him, at last.
It’s less than two years since Keir Starmer became British Prime Minister after a landslide victory for his Labour party.
Since then, his popularity only diminished, and he became a hated political figure like few in recent history.
And this week’s local elections may have been the final straw, as rightwing Reform UK gained 1,244 new seats in local councils, while Labour lost 1,022.
That catastrophic result has led to his Labour MPs and even union bosses to break ranks and demand Starmer’s resignation, after what turned into the party’s worst local elections defeat in history.
Some Labour members of parliament even warned that he could ‘end the Labour Party’ if he did not stand down.
‘The jeopardy is far from over’
Political correspondent Harry Farley told#BBCBreakfastmore than 20 Labour MPs have called for Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister after the party suffered heavy losses in the elections in England, Scotland and Waleshttps://t.co/e7EzbFfVgIpic.twitter.com/sgFqIiwzTW
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast)May 9, 2026
“Critics lined up to call for a new leader after Sir Keir was blamed for Labour’s historic defeats across England, Scotland and Wales, losing councils that had never been run by another party and giving up control in Wales for the first time since devolution.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
