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Starmer is [now under pressure from cabinet ministers and a growing number of MPs](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx1ev0wn87o) to set out a plan for his departure, and avoid the need for a leadership contest. Transport Secretary
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
resigned. They had rejected unilateral disarmament, accepted that Britain's future lay in Europe, stopped short of full-throated support of the miners' strike, and spoke warmly about the market economy
Starmer has escaped unscathed. Ultimately [he won the vote pretty comfortably](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21lx9ne83o) with a clear majority of MPs rejecting the idea that he should be referred to a parliamentary committee for investigation over
Starmer talks to the broadcast political editors when we are on trips overseas to international summits. We take it in turns to sit down with him, and often have six or seven minutes each. Needless
Starmer has confirmed conversations took place about a potential diplomatic role for his senior aide Matthew Doyle. The ex-communications chief was made a Labour peer after leaving Downing Street in March
Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said
Starmer, addressing parliament, revealed some of the Mandelson file’s contents, noting that UKSV officials had ticked two red boxes to denote “high” overall concern in relation to Mandelson and a recommendation of “clearance denied
Starmer told the House of Commons three times that "full due process" was followed during the peer's appointment. The prime minister says that at the time, he was unaware that the Foreign Office
Starmer. It is not a done deal. Sir Keir has said he will not seek to block Burnham from standing in Josh Simons' Makerfield constituency. But he will still need to be selected
resignation speech in the Commons yesterday. As [the BBC reports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2pxz7de41o), Streeting proposed a “wealth tax that works” – by which he means not what most people think of as a wealth
Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges" facing the country, as he battles to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader. The prime minister will seek to reset
Starmer said the "antisemitic attack" - the latest in a string in the UK - was "utterly appalling", adding: "Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain." The Met said its officers responded
resigned from the national executive committee. "There just seemed to be a remarkable lack of curiosity on the part of Nicola Sturgeon and other members of the national executive committee at that time - some
Starmer? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio 4's PM programme immediately raised eyebrows around Westminster. Plenty of Labour MPs from across the party have told us they didn
Starmer says there are "serious questions for police" following the release of bodycam vision showing how officers responded to the murder of teenager Henry Nowak. His killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday
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
Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure
Starmer adviser Matt Clifford](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/20/keir-starmers-ai-tsar-to-step-down-after-six-months-in-role) and the UK Conservative MP [Tom Tugendhat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/24/tom-tugendhat-enters-race-for-conservative-party-leadership); and Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the CEO of Kuwait Petroleum. [Separate reporting](https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/) in Wired magazine
Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party - and the country. During the by-election campaign, he set out a number of policy ideas. Burnham committed to the [economic rules Chancellor Rachel Reeves