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00:00Britain's ruling Labour Party have had a terrible time in key local and regional elections.
00:04The pressure is on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but he's got something to say to critics who
00:09want him out of number 10.
00:11I'm not going to walk away from those challenges and plunge the country into chaos.
00:16The political map is being torn up as Labour has been losing votes to Reform UK and the
00:22Greens to the left.
00:23Calls for Starmer to stand down now are ramping up again.
00:26It feels inevitable that he won't be able to fight the next general election, which
00:30must take place by 2029.
00:32But is the time right now for a leadership contest?
00:34It still feels like none of the main contenders to replace him are ready.
00:38The former Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, should frighten the markets.
00:43The popular Mayor of Manchester, he's not an MP.
00:46Some MPs, including some within the Cabinet, are putting pressure on Starmer to set out
00:51a timetable for him to stand down.
00:53That would give the candidates some time to think about what it is they want to do with
00:57all that power.
00:58Something I would argue Starmer didn't do enough of.
01:01There doesn't have to be a general election for three years.
01:04In this time of global uncertainty, do we really want all the political upheaval of changing
01:10Prime Minister?
01:10Perhaps we can all stop with the psychodrama and Labour can get on with actually governing.
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