Starmer tried to shore up support within his Cabinet following a feverish few days in the wake of hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job hung in the balance Sunday as calls mounted for his resignation following disastrous election results.

At an address to the party faithful in London, Starmer had made an impassioned plea to both his party and voters to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would…