# Starmer faces leadership challenge after disastrous elections

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Podcast: [Radio National Breakfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135)
Published: 2026-05-10T20:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/starmer-faces-leadership-challenge-after-disastrous-elections-/106663758
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to step down after his party suffered a disastrous result in local elections late last week. Labour lost 1,496 seats across the country, while Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK gained almost the same number of seats - 1,451. Sir Keir Starmer plans to use a speech later today to argue that he can change tack and revive his government’s fortunes. But his position is fragile as rivals weigh their options with Labour MP Catherine West saying she will try to trigger a leadership contest if she doesn’t like what she hears in the speech. GUEST: Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor of Politico and co-host of the 'Politics at Sam and Anne's' podcast PRODUCER: Pip Cook

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