• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected calls to resign after four junior ministers resigned following Labour’s heavy defeat in local elections.
  • Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips and Housing Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh are among those who left the government, urging an ‘orderly transition’.
  • Starmer told his cabinet he will not step down and that the government must continue despite destabilization.
  • Several ministers expressed full support for Starmer, while Health Minister Wes Streeting silently ignored reporters’ questions.

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