Starmer Tells Ministers To 'Hold Their Nerve' Amid Labour's Nosedive In Opinion Polls

Keir Starmer, center, makes a statement to the political Cabinet at the start of the first cabinet meeting of the new year, at Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. 

Keir Starmer has told ministers to “hold their nerve” even after Labour faced a nosedive in the opinion polls.

The prime minister held his first political cabinet – meaning deputy party leader Lucy Powell could attend – of the year and tried to lift their spirits following a difficult 2025.

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