Calls mount for UK PM Keir Starmer to resign amid growing backlash

On 2026-05-11, more than 40 Labour Party lawmakers publicly called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand aside amid backlash over the party's local election losses. The article frames this as a same-day escalation in internal party pressure as rivals prepared leadership bids. The action was reported in the UK and directed at Starmer.