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Reeves to promise free summer bus rides for children and food tariff cuts in living costs package

Keir Starmer [announced that the government will postpone the planned increases in fuel duty](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/planned-fuel-duty-rise-to-be-scrapped-says-keir-starmer) that were due to take effect in September and December, and give lorry drivers free vehicle tax. Speaking

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) were “not fit to meet this moment

TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

Keir Starmer’s government and warned that significant change is needed to prevent Reform UK from winning power. In his first intervention as the battle rages over the future of the Labour leadership

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly [bad for Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales), with [Reform making sweeping gains

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Keir Starmer about rejoining when there’s an election in 2029 and at the moment it looks likely that, or at least highly possible that, it will be won by parties who are fervently opposed

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Keir Starmer [fighting to ward off a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates), the leading backbenchers from the soft-left [Tribune](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/06/labour-mps-revive-tribune-to-take-on-reform) group published a series of essays calling for bolder action to salvage

Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection

Andy Burnham will face Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in next month’s crucial [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) in a clash that could change the course of British politics for years to come. Reform

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

Keir Starmer should be pushed out afterwards. One minute, one minister says: "It's terminal," and another says "I just can't see a way through." The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly

Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) said on Monday. The prime minister said tech companies must activate nudity-detection algorithms or other technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to prevent users taking photos or sharing images

UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

Keir Starmer on Monday. Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies

I have a duty to stay on, says Starmer, as he justifies defence spending decisions

Starmer has told the BBC he has a "duty" to stay on as prime minister as he sought to justify his decisions on defence spending. Speaking the day after [two of his defence ministers quit

Henry Zeffman: PM puts himself back in the game for now

Starmer said to the cabinet today, at the start of what was - let's remember - just its standard weekly scheduled meeting. The prime minister's message was spoken to a full meeting of 28 cabinet

Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10

Andy Burnham has formally launched his campaign for the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) with a barely coded pitch for Downing Street, saying a vote for him to become the MP there was “a vote

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection for the city

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

Keir Starmer faces the prospect of being ousted later this year if a key rival in Manchester can pull off a win in a [special parliamentary vote next week](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/08/political-nerd-guide-britain-by-elections-00952829?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=941e23df-1456-4f70-94bd-d17f14d18a4c). President Donald Trump

Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair

Starmer's government of having no "coherent plan" for the country and introducing policies that have held back business. In a highly critical essay, the former Labour PM singled out measures including new workers' rights

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham). Of the Labour MPs who were back on the constituency’s doorsteps in Hindley Green and Winstanley, just after an intensive local election campaign, many said the fight feels existential

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership by tomorrow morning, she will do it herself. She would need the support of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a contest; there is no evidence that she has those

Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success

Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election represents a remarkable personal success. Last year in the Runcorn by-election, Labour's vote fell by 14 points. Four months ago in Gorton & Denton

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government. It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should