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

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 to "reorganise themselves

Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Keir Starmer, the prime minister, had caved in to “the bully in the White House”. She said: “This change to Nice rules is clearly coming at the behest of Trump, not because the government thinks

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

Keir Starmer, it managed to secure just four seats in parliament. But the party’s fortunes began to change rapidly in the Starmer era. With the Conservatives and the Labour government now reduced

Keir Starmer aides ‘war gaming’ over leadership contest with Andy Burnham

Keir’s not going without a fight. Our plan is to be more [Harry Truman](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26661213) and less [Joe Biden](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jan/18/biden-presidency-legacy-trump-election).” Steve Reed, one of the cabinet ministers most loyal

‘King of the North’: Who is Andy Burnham, a potential UK prime minister?

Keir Starmer, are reportedly being asked to stand aside should the 56-year-old mayor win a by-election. However, just how far outside the establishment is Burnham, what is his background, and what might

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?

Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change - and fast. The prime minister is nothing if not a determined man. But can he show he can turn it round? Millions of voters

Alleged Correspondents' Dinner shooter to appear in court. And, Charles III visits U.S.

Keir Starmer wanted it to go forward, despite the president insulting him. Frayer attended a small protest at the palace gates. She spoke with protester Tom Walker, a member of a group called the Stop

Shabana Mahmood warns of ‘dangerous undercurrent’ after murder of Henry Nowak

criticism including on social media. “An accusation of a racial slur was treated more seriously than an act of murder,” Farage said. Speaking in the Commons, Mahmood said one officer had already been misidentified

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister

Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes

critical waterway it had agreed to open for the two-week duration of the ceasefire. The country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said negotiations were “meaningless” as long as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon, placing

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

Keir** **S****tarmer** Despite feverish leadership speculation, and Starmer’s rock-bottom public approval ratings, the most likely scenario remains that he stumbles on. The quiet, loyal majority of the parliamentary [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)

‘Self-serving stuff’: anger remains high in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking

Keir Starmer’s decision to sack the senior Foreign Office civil servant. “It’s just total self-serving, narrow, selfish, political endgame stuff,” said one supporter of Robbins, who was dismissed for failing to tell

UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Keir Starmer’s spokesperson did not push back against the likely veracity of the email but insisted that the UK’s defence and security relationship with the US remained extremely strong. The memo, reported

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills

Keir Starmer told me he hoped the scheme would lead to people saving money on ID checks when taking on big financial commitments like a mortgage – needless to say, this did not go down very

UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming

Keir Starmer without a defence strategy less than a month before a Nato summit and an unresolved row about spending as Donald Trump threatens to restart the bombing of Iran. On Monday, No 10 finally

A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse

Starmer. If you had asked me a fortnight ago about the sentiment we were picking up from Labour MPs about Sir Keir's future in Downing Street, I would have told you that pressure from

Cameo, speeches, pushing gold bullion: how Farage has made millions since becoming an MP

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch with his campaign visits.  Farage arriving for campaign event in College Green, Westminster, on Wednesday. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Farage’s lifestyle

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

Keir Starmer’s expected speech next week about young people’s access to social media will be analysed as much for how it benefits the outcome of a certain byelection, as its safeguarding of children

Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’

Keir Starmer accused the Reform UK leader of [ignoring the wishes of the dead teenager’s family](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/keir-starmer-far-right-exploit-henry-nowak-murder) and called the Reform leader’s actions “unforgivable”. Nowak’s father Mark had condemned

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

Keir Starmer ever since he initially denied a request to use British military bases ahead of launching attacks on Iran in February. The UK has now allowed the US to use bases to launch strikes