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UK PM Keir Starmer defies calls for resignation amid growing internal dissent within Labour Party

London, May 14 (UNI) British PM Keir Starmer has defied calls for resignation, and told his cabinet that he intends to continue remaining as premier, as the Labour Party continues to reel from growing internal dissent, following the party's disastrous performance in recent local elections.
Speaking during a tense cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street, Starmer reportedly said the formal threshold for a leadership challenge had not been reached and insisted he would fight on, according to The Guardian.
"The Labour party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered," Starmer told ministers, according to agency's sources briefed on the meeting.
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