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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

Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears

Keir Starmer insists he will fight to stay in No 10, the walls seem to be crumbling around him, especially with Thursday’s resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey. Two hundred miles north, most

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

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results. The prime minister has vowed to fight

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

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

UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.

Keir Starmer being ousted as prime minister — the contest itself serves as an early test of whether the [anti-incumbent anger](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/poll-voter-cynicism-uk-us-starmer-trump-00956725?email_hash=b48fced8515887348e2c2fa9141fd5c27d45eabd&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2026-06-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cordial&utm_term=us-morning-email) that upended Western democracies in 2024 remains a potent force

Lammy dismisses Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU as ‘sixth form’ debating position – UK politics live

challenge from Catherine West. A week on, with [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) on a viable path back to Westminster within the next few weeks, it now seems more likely than not that Burnham will

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet

‘An hour of abuse thrown at me’: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup

Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on 13 May with his wife, Victoria, whom he has described as ‘his rock’. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock It was on the evening of Saturday 25 June in 2016, a couple

Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits

Andy Burnham and [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely

Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) to represent them in London. His ambitions do not end there. In a development that would have improbable just a few months ago, it would now be a surprise

Tuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemma

Andy Burnham’s return to the Commons if he is victorious in this week’s Makerfield byelection. I spoke to Dan about how an argument about money exposes domestic and international uncertainties around Starmer

Are the Downing Street dominoes about to fall?

leadership contenders raring to go. But his record on security and managing foreign allies is often cited by the remaining Starmer loyalists as the reason he has to stay. "What does Andy know about defence