Headlines: British PM facing increasing pressure to resign

May 13, 2026

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The Opposition has criticised the Federal Budget handed down by the Government on Tuesday night, accusing the prime minister of breaking promises and lying to Australians. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing increased pressure to step down after his party, the UK Labour Party, saw major losses in elections last week. Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has confirmed he will step down at the end of his contract in 2027. And today’s good news! An actor who plays a football-obsessed player in Ted Lasso, a dramatised TV series about an English team, has become a professional player in real life. Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam KoslowskiProducer: Rosa Bowden

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Headlines: British PM facing increasing pressure to resign