Keir Starmer has brushed off concerns he could face a leadership challenge after the May local elections. The prime minister has overseen a nosedive in his personal ratings while Labour has also taken a beating in the polls over the last 18 months amid economic stagnation and a multitude of policy U-turns. Speculation he could be kicked out of office if his party suffers in the forthcoming elections in Scotland, Wales and England in May has been rife. However, Starmer told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg these local elections are not a “referendum on the Westminster government.” Starmer said: “I was elected in 2024 with a five-year mandate to change the country, and that’s what I intend to do , to be faithful to that mandate. “And I will be judged and I know I’ll be judged, when we get to the next election, on whether I’ve delivered on the key things that matter most to people.” Kuenssberg asked: “Are there any circumstances under which, if there was a leadership challenge to you, after …