Joe Twyman, co-founder of the public opinion consultancy Deltapoll, says that the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer seems inevitable "at some point because the weight of inertia is simply so strong and the performance in the council elections was so difficult." Labour suffered a sweeping defeat in local elections on Thursday. Twyman says the results clearly demonstrate how difficult the situation is for the ruling Labour Party. Twyman says that none of the front runners to replace Starmer "r
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May 11th, 2026
Starmer's Resignation 'Inevitable': Pollster Joe Twyman
Joe Twyman, co-founder of the public opinion consultancy Deltapoll, says that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation seems inevitable "at some point because the weight of inertia is simply so strong and the performance in the council elections was so difficult." Labour suffered a sweeping defeat in local elections on Thursday. Twyman says the results clearly demonstrate how difficult the situation is for the ruling Labour Party. Twyman says that none of the frontrunners to replace Starmer "really resonate with the average person on the street," and this represents a risk for Labour. Twyman spoke with Lizzy Burden on Bloomberg Daybreak Europe.
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