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Reform challenges other parties to cost their policies in heated Welsh election debate

party's plans if the others followed suit. Labour's Eluned Morgan and Darren Millar

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

Labour’s autumn party conference in Liverpool, his supporters have said. The Greater Manchester mayor

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading

SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK

parties to reinstall Swinney as first minister and pass laws. Labour and Reform came joint

Historic win for SNP but change and challenges ahead at Holyrood

Labour but the political era it ushered in has been dominated by the Scottish National Party

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

Labour MP Josh Simons said he would resign to make way for him. It came after Streeting resigned calling for a broad debate in the party

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

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’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to [consider resigning](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/17/keir-starmer-reportedly-wanted-to-quit-after-2021-byelection-defeat) as opposition leader. On Thursday night, Starmer’s party

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

party of the right, and become Labour's main opposition around Britain. Nigel Farage may have

Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales

Labour hegemony and held off Reform UK. Ap Iorwerth was confirmed after a plenary vote on Tuesday with the support of the 43 Senedd members of his party

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

party in English local government? It has been an election buildup dominated by the rise of Reform UK and the Greens, and the contrasting woes of Labour

John Curtice: Early results show how fragmented UK politics has become

party has secured a number of creditable second and (especially) third places, but relatively few firsts. In contrast, both Labour

John Swinney declares victory for SNP in Holyrood elections

Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, conceded that his party had comprehensively lost, after admitting the party

Reform election gains show historic shift in British politics, says Farage

party was showing [it could win in Conservative and Labour heartlands](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz155y9exo), adding

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

Party unfolded Labour, which took the Greater Manchester seat with more than 50% of the vote

UK pitched single market for goods with EU, as it pursues deeper trade ties

Labour faces a tough challenge from the anti-EU Reform party. The Labour candidate, Andy

Welsh NHS likely to miss waiting lists target ahead of crucial election

Labour Welsh government's decision last autumn to start publishing provisional data alongside official statistics [led to claims from opposition parties

Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech

Labour, a mainstream party of power, not protest.” Labour MPs have said they believe the health

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

Labour MPs have called for him to resign, following the party’s devastating local elections

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party. But it is more than that. If Burnham, the most

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Labour suffered as the [Scottish National party capitalised on a divided vote](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/john-swinney-declares-victory-for-snp-in-holyrood-elections).