U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejects mounting calls to resign

World U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejects mounting calls to resign, even from his own party By Frank Andrews Frank Andrews Journalist Frank Andrews is a CBS News journalist based in London. Read Full Bio Frank Andrews May 12, 2026 / 1:15 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google London - British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted Tuesday that he will "get on with governing," rejecting growing calls from within his own party for him to step aside, which have been intensified by multiple resignations from his cabinet.In the wake of disastrous results in local elections last week, a fifth of all members of the U.K. Parliament from Starmer's own Labour Party have now called on him to step down, and four members of his cabinet resigned Tuesday in an effort to force him to quit.Jess Phillips, the national minister for safeguarding; Alex Davies-Jones, minister for victims and tackling violence against women and girls; Zubir Ahmed, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety; and Miatta Fahnbulleh, minister for devolution, faith and communities, all announced their resignations on Tuesday."People are crying out" for change, Fahnbulleh wrote in her resignation letter to the prime minister. "The public does not believe that you can lead this change – and nor do I."CBS News' partner network BBC reported Tuesday that more ministerial resignations are expected in the coming days.On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College on May 12, 2026 in London, England. Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images But speaking Tuesday morning with his cabinet ministers, Starmer was defiant.  "I take responsibility for these election results and I take...