UK's Starmer says his government is a 10-year project despite calls to quit

Key Points:

• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to continue his leadership, describing his government as a "10-year project," despite Labour's severe losses in recent local elections and growing calls for his resignation.
• Labour suffered its worst local election defeat for a governing party in over 30 years, with the Reform UK party making significant gains, leading to internal party dissent and threats of a leadership challenge.
• Catherine West, a former minister, has threatened to initiate a leadership contest if Starmer's cabinet does not act to remove him by Monday, although it remains uncertain if she can secure the required support from 20% of Labour MPs.
• Starmer's cabinet remains loyal, with ministers expressing confidence in his ability to recover and promising a "fresh direction" in an upcoming speech, while some left-wing MPs caution against a rushed leadership challenge.
• If Starmer remains in office through a second full term, he would become the third-longest serving British prime minister in the past 200 years, but a leadership change now could make him Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.