Live: First UK minister quits amid calls for PM Starmer’s resignation

May 12, 2026

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The British premier is under pressure to quit after his Labour Party suffered election losses.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister, has resigned and urged Starmer to set a timetable to quit [File: Chris Radburn/Reuters]

By Edna MohamedPublished On 12 May 202612 May 2026

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Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister, is the first politician to resign from the United Kingdom government amid calls for PM Keir Starmer to quit.
Starmer, who is holding a crucial cabinet meeting, says he will say put and “get on with governing”.