UK PM Starmer said in the "cabinet that he won’t discuss the elections or his leadership, and that he will only speak to cabinet ministers about that individually", Times' Kendix reports; after the meeting he refused to meet them individually

Starmer's comments reflect a degree of internal tension within the UK Labour Party as he sidesteps discussions about elections and his leadership.

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