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Live: First UK minister resigns amid calls for PM Starmer’s resignation

12 May 2026

This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister, has resigned and urged Starmer to set a timetable to quit [File: Chris Radburn/Reuters]

Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026

Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister, is the first politician to resign from the United Kingdom government amid calls for PM Keir Starmer to quit.
Starmer, who is holding a crucial cabinet meeting, says he will “get on with governing”.

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