UK PM vows to 'prove doubters wrong', defies calls to resign | ABC NEWS

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has continued to defy calls to resign and vowed to ‘prove doubters wrong’ in a defiant speech.
The UK Labour leader accepted responsibility for his party’s disastrous local election results but highlighted Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as a ‘dangerous’ threat.
Backbencher Catherine West has backed down from a leadership challenge, saying she is collecting names of Labour MPs for an ‘orderly’ transition of power.

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