British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a Labour Party event in London on Monday. | REUTERS

British Priime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for his resignation after his appeal for another chance seemingly fell on deaf ears.

At an address to the party faithful in London, Starmer had made an impassioned plea to both his party and voters to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would only bring chaos, but his speech appeared to do little to stem the ​tide.

The Times newspaper reported that interior minister Shabana Mahmood and other Cabinet ministers had told the prime minister to consider setting out a timeline for his departure as Labour lawmakers went ‌public to ‌express their dissatisfaction over one of the worst defeats for Labour in last week’s local elections.…