U.K.'s Starmer faces survival battle as potential rivals circle ^70.2%

The Japan Times - By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew Macaskill, Alistair Smout - 5/15/2026, 12:17 AM

Negativity Bias 62.1% - Recency Bias 49% - Framing Effect 35.2%

LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was struggling to hold on to power after his main rival in the government resigned on Thursday, accusing him of political drift, and others positioned themselves for potential challenges to his leadership. Disastrous results for the governing Labour Party in local elections last week have... more