British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to “keep fighting“ despite the humiliating election loss that Labour suffered in the by-elections in Gorton and Denton, PA Media/DPA reported, BTA reported.
The PM is under intense pressure to make a left turn in party policy after Labour fell to third place behind Zach Polanski's Greens and Nigel Farage's “Reform UK“ in Greater Manchester, which was considered a Labour stronghold.
Speaking to reporters, Starmer admitted that the result was “disappointing“ and that voters "are dissatisfied", but insisted he would keep fighting.
"I got into politics later in life to fight for change for people who need it. I will keep fighting for those people as long as I live," he said when asked if he was considering resigning.
Starmer also pledged to "fight against extreme views in politics", both on the left and right, which threaten to "tear the country apart".
Starmer's own party MPs, trade unions and activist groups have called on the prime minister to change the party's course ahead of a crucial election in May and warned that his time in Downing Street could be over. No. 10 to expire if the party's situation does not improve.
Former Labour deputy leader Angela Raynor said the election result was "a wake-up call" for the party and urged her colleagues to "be bolder" and "rededicate themselves" to a "Labour agenda that puts people first."