Keir Starmer says he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for resignation

Starmer survives day of high tension after Scots Labour leader Anas Sarwar urges him to step down amid Peter Mandelson row

British prime minister Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street, London> Picture: PA

Keir Starmer has seen off an immediate challenge to his position from Labour’s leader in Scotland, telling his MPs he was “not prepared to walk away” from power and plunge the country into chaos.

But the British prime minister emerged badly damaged from a tumultuous 24 hours that brought his premiership to the brink, leaving his party united for now but fearful of what the coming days and weeks will bring.