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"Under-fire UK PM Sir Keir Starmer insisted he wasn't going to 'walk away' - as his latest 'make of break' speech ended with another of his MPs telling him to quit - during a chaotic appearance in London on Monday. One reporter told him: "Your own MPs, though, at the end of last week were saying that you were detested on the doorstep. Those are their words. They said that people are no longer listening to you and that it doesn't matter how many heartfelt speeches you make, your unpopularity is dragging this government down." Starmer also managed to get two reporters' names wrong - most bizarrely dubbing The Times' Aubrey Allegretti 'Audrey' - a female name. Moments after he concluded it emerged that yet another Labour MP, David Smith, had posted on social media telling him to quit. More than 30 have now gone public telling him to go. The 'make or break' speech comes as the PM faces mounting pressure to quit over disastrous local election results last week - and a huge surge for anti-immigration party Reform UK. There have been also calls for Starmer to quit over the long-running scandal involving his Epstein-linked former US ambassador, as well as rows over immigration chaos, blighted public services, the spiralling cost of living, and his very public bust-ups with US President Donald Trump. The Green Party also saw a surge in support last week, campaigning for a much tougher stance on Israel over Gaza. The PM could face at least one leadership challenge although key contenders like Health Secretary Wes Streeting or former deputy leader Angela Rayner are yet to make a move. Support of 81 MPs -20 percent of the party- is needed to trigger a contest. Only backbencher Catherine West has said she will launch a challenge is a member of the cabinet does not do so first. So-called 'King of the North' - Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham - is also expected to be in the running although would need to return to the House of Commons as an MP to launch a bid."
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