UK Cabinet in Revolt: Four Ministers Resign, 90+ Labour MPs Demand Starmer Set Resignation Timeline

According to UK media reports, on May 12, four senior government officials announced their resignations, with three publicly demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer set a timeline for stepping down. The resignations followed Labour’s historic defeat in local elections, where the party won only around 1,000 of approximately 5,000 contested seats and lost more than 1,400 seats and control of roughly 40 local councils.

Over 90 Labour MPs have now publicly called for Starmer to resign or establish a departure timeline, surpassing the 81-MP threshold needed to trigger a party leadership challenge. Meanwhile, more than 100 Labour MPs signed a statement opposing an immediate leadership change, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner urging party unity. Starmer acknowledged the election results as “grave” but refused to resign, warning that changing leadership now would repeat the chaos of the Conservative Party’s final years in government.