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Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs

leadership contest, arguing it is disrespectful to voters to wage a factional war in public. The comments by Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, and [Jonathan Reynolds](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/jonathan-reynolds), the chief whip, came as Labour

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

leadership contest followed, Starmer might opt to fight and could win. The party uses the single transferable vote system, where members rank candidates by preference. It would not be inconceivable for Starmer

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

party leaders except Nigel Farage who, he said, “didn’t feel he wanted to speak with me”. Labour was left with just nine seats in the Senedd, ending 100 years of dominance in Wales

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

leadership contest. Allies of Burnham, who hopes to seek to replace Starmer as prime minister, had said Rimmer’s seat was one possibly in contention for him to fight a byelection. But Rimmer

Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch

Starmer's leadership. Badenoch said: "The Makerfield by-election was about one man's job. "The Aberdeen South by-election was about thousands of jobs all over the country but especially

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

Starmer to resign, with many of his own MPs calling for him to stand down and start a contest for a new Labour leader. The PM is digging in - and steadfastly refusing to give

The rise and fall of Keir Starmer: where did it all go wrong?

party into an acceptable receptacle for that deep well of anti-Tory feeling was itself a significant achievement. Five years earlier, voters had handed Labour their biggest drubbing since 1935. But Starmer’s tacit promise

‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

leadership candidates](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/who-are-main-threats-keir-starmer-labour-leadership). In competing publications on Wednesday, two groups of Labour MPs set out their visions for what the party should be doing instead. The Labour Growth Group, whose chair, Chris Curtis

Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

Starmer has warned his ministers and MPs a challenge against his leadership could "plunge us into chaos", after attempting to win them over with what he called a "radical" plan to change the country

Badenoch says Labour ‘just want a better salesman’. It would be a good start

Starmer tried to generate positivity around the waiting lists and economic news. But the messaging that Labour is already improving people’s lives is not strong enough. The prime minister’s seeming inability to tell

What next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisis

Starmer's grip on power but there is still no clear resolution to the leadership crisis affecting Labour. Andy Burnham is seeking to stand in a by-election triggered by the resignation of a Labour

Ed Miliband says he and Lammy feared Mandelson appointment could ‘blow up’

Labour MP Sarah Champion said a leadership challenge was “absolutely the last thing that we want right now”, but said Starmer was deeply unpopular. She said: “I’ll be honest with you, people

Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers

Starmer for the Labour leadership. While Burnham is the favourite, Reform is his challenger and there is a realistic possibility that Restore’s splitting of the rightwing vote could be the difference. The approach

Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

Party to do the same." Any challenger wanting to trigger a leadership contest must be an MP and have the backing of 81 Labour MPs. Streeting has confirmed he would enter any potential contest

Pressure mounts on embattled UK PM Keir Starmer as rivals circle

Labour MPs, or 20 percent of the party in Parliament, to launch a challenge against Starmer. Any other contender would need the same numbers to join the race, while Starmer would automatically be allowed

Labour must be bolder or it will lose, says Wes Streeting

leadership challenge, but he seemingly failed to get the necessary support from 80-plus Labour MPs. In his contribution to the king’s speech debate, Streeting had no direct criticism of Starmer, and praised

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

Labour party’s ban on him standing for Starmer’s party in the 2024 general election. But Starmer would be better to make himself seen and to make his case, Corbyn suggested. “There

‘Astonishing’ win for Andy Burnham puts pressure on Starmer to step aside

leadership contest is now over.” Starmer, the man Burnham is seeking to unseat, posted a brief message of congratulations on Friday morning. “Congratulations, @AndyBurnhamGM, Labour’s new MP for Makerfield,” the prime minister wrote. “Voters

May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

Labour, Reform and the rest have to offer. > > Under my leadership the Conservative party has changed. We know where we went wrong and we’re fixing it. > > The next Conservative government will deliver cheaper energy

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

Starmer era. With the Conservatives and the Labour government now reduced to the mid-to-high teens in the polls, the economy on its knees, and anti-establishment sentiment growing across the political spectrum