{"id":22855,"date":"2026-05-08T08:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/22855\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:26:15","slug":"pm-refuses-to-resign-and-plunge-the-country-into-chaos-after-punishing-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/22855\/","title":{"rendered":"PM refuses to resign and &#8216;plunge the country into chaos&#8217; after punishing local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"PM refuses to resign and &#039;plunge the country into chaos&#039; after punishing local elections\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_XcOlsY8bbo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPM refuses to resign and &#8216;plunge the country into chaos&#8217; after punishing local elections<br \/>\n<br \/>\nSir Keir Starmer has admitted the Labour Party has &#8220;made unnecessary mistakes&#8221; &#8211; but has pledged to continue as PM. <\/p>\n<p>It follows Labour losing more than 250 seats so far in local council elections in England, as well as control of ten councils.<\/p>\n<p>Challenged by Sky&#8217;s Beth Rigby on whether he will stand as PM at the next general election, Sir Keir insisted: &#8220;Yes, there&#8217;s a five-year term I was elected to do. 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