Senior British lawmakers arrived for a crucial cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Downing Street on Tuesday (May 12) when several of there were expected to tell Keir Starmer to quit.

The Telegraph, citing cabinet sources, said the six were interior minister Shabana Mahmood, defence minister John Healey, energy minister Ed Miliband, culture minister Lisa Nandy, foreign minister Yvette Cooper, and health minister Wes Streeting.

Meanwhile, Starmer's office said in a statement that the prime minister told the cabinet meeting he was not quitting.

Almost 80 lawmakers publicly called for him to set a resignation date so the party could install a new leader in an orderly manner after one of the governing Labour Party's worst election defeats.

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SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 12, 2026) (UK POOL – Broadcast: No use UK. Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers)

1. BRITAIN’S HEALTH MINISTER, WES STREETING ARRIVING AT PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AT 10 DOWNING STREET (JOURNALISTS SHOUTING QUESTIONS 'Wes Streeting are you measuring the canons? (English)

2. DEFENCE MINISTER, JOHN HEALEY, ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET ((JOURNALISTS SHOUTING QUESTIONS Should the prime minister resign? (English)

3. ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ED MILIBAND ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

4. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES JO STEVENS ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

5. LABOUR PARTY CHAIR AND MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO ANNA TURLEY ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

6. HOUSING MINISTER STEVE REED ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

7. WORK AND PENSIONS MINISTER PAT MCFADDEN ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

8. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND HILARY BENN ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

9. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND DOUGLAS ALEXANDER ARRIVING AT DOWNING STREET

10. DOWNING STREET EXTERIOR