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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Keir Starmer acknowledges ‘challenge’ Labour faces at elections

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a campaign visit for the local elections on May 7 (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

Labour faces a “challenge” in Thursday’s elections across England, Wales and Scotland, Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged, amid reports that MPs are already plotting to oust him for fear of heavy losses for the party.

The majority of people care about the cost-of-living crisis when casting their ballot, the Prime Minister said, as he insisted the Government would aim to fulfil its “duty” to the public to protect them from rising costs caused by the war in the Middle East.

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