British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been told by Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood and other senior cabinet Ministers to consider setting out a timeline for his departure, TheTimes newspaper reported on Monday (May 11, 2026).
The Times reported that Ms. Mahmood was one of at least three Cabinet Ministers to suggest that the Prime Minister needs to consider his position.
Under-threat British PM Starmer to attempt reset after disastrous polls
Earlier, in response to calls for his resignation after the Labour Party’s poor subnational election performance, Mr. Starmer stated he would remain in his position, taking responsibility and acknowledging that a “bigger response” was needed.
“...We need a bigger response than we anticipated in 2024 because these are not ordinary times, and this is a political challenge just as much as it’s a policy challenge,” he said in a speech in London on Monday (May 11, 2026) morning.
