'No Timetable For Starmer's Departure': Deputy PM Amid Calls For UK PM's Resignation

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• 'No Timetable For Starmer's Departure': Deputy PM Amid Calls For UK PM's Resignation Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 16:23 IST David Lammy says Keir Starmer will not set a departure timetable despite heavy Labour election losses, a growing rebellion, investor jitters, and Wes Streeting quitting.
• UK PM Keir Starmer (AFP) Despite facing intense pressure from within the Labour Party, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will not set out a timetable for his departure, his deputy David Lammy said on Monday.
• According to Reuters, the heavy ​losses for Labour in the May 7 ⁠elections triggered almost a quarter of ​his lawmakers to call for him to go, ​and two rivals are openly vying to replace him, unsettling investors who have pushed up the government’s borrowing ​costs.
• However, Lammy told Sky News that he has spoken to the PM twice on Sunday and “there will be no timetable for departure"....