Lamy: Starmer refuses to set a timetable for his resignation despite the escalation of the crisis

David Lamy, the British deputy prime minister, announced on Monday that Keir Starmer would not set a date for leaving office, in remarks to Sky News in which he stressed that “there will be no timetable for departure.” Lamy noted that he has communicated with the prime minister twice over the past Sunday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces the most serious political crisis since taking office, with an unprecedented wave of resignations within his cabinet. Pressure from within the ruling Labour Party to demand his resignation, while Starmer continues to hold on to his position and categorically refuses to resign. The last hours witnessed a wave of prominent resignations that deepened the crisis within the government and the division within the ranks of the Labour Party, most notably the resignation of Minister of State Miyata Vanpole. Vanpole's resignation was billed as the first of its kind within Starmer's ministerial team. In her resignation letter, Vanpole called on Starmer to set an orderly timeline for the leadership transition Within the party and the government, she said, the prime minister should “do what is right for the country and for the party and open the way for a new leadership capable of carrying out reform promises.” The circle of those demanding Starmer's departure expands to include current and former MPs and ministers, presenting the government with a major political challenge.