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Starmer faces growing pressure as Labour unrest deepens after by-election setback
Published On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to deliver a televised statement amid media reports he plans to step down.
- Starmer has come under mounting pressure from his own Labour Party following the decisive by-election win by his rival, Andy Burnham, to claim a parliamentary seat in North West England.
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