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

Labour leadership contest should he beat Reform in the byelection next week, and return to Westminster, but has not ruled out challenging Starmer himself if it should come to it. So the prime minister

Brexit may be back, but Britain needs to know what it wants

Labour party leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign) and the keys to No 10 Downing St, also look like a fairly smart tactical move in the domestic contest to succeed the embattled Keir Starmer

Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

leadership contest must be an MP and have the backing of 81 Labour MPs. Streeting has confirmed he would enter any potential contest and has encouraged people to back Burnham in Makerfield as he wants

Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'

Keir Starmer to stand down, fuelling intense speculation the former health secretary was planning a bid to replace him as party leader. Streeting did not mount an immediate challenge following his resignation, but has since

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

leadership challenge. One long-standing Labour MP has his take: "Keir Starmer is basically dead, isn't he? And because people think it is inevitable that he won't lead us into the next election

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live

Labour leadership contest. A better way of explaining the situation might be to say that a leadership contest is already under way; **Angela Rayner** issued what was in effect [her manifesto](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/10/may-elections-keir-starmer-catherine-west-labour-leadership-nigel-farage-reform-conservatives-kemi-badenoch-richard-tice-bridget-phillipson-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a00aed68f087a8ca712f2f4#block-6a00aed68f087a8ca712f2f4) late

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

leadership contest triggered – UK politics live From Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. > double quotation markHousing secretary **Steve Reed,** a close ally of **Keir Starmer,** has been on the media

Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

contest the seat. If he is successful, Burnham will re-enter Westminster after an absence of nine years to stand for the leadership of the party against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been badly

Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds

Keir Starmer’s party. Among members, the poll found Burnham has a net favourability of 72%, suggesting he would be likely to win any leadership contest that he was allowed to contest. Burnham cannot

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

leadership contest that does not exist yet. There is a chance it may not ever exist – depending on the whims of the voters of Makerfield, the ability of [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to confront

Minister rejects Blair intervention, accusing ex-PM of retreading old arguments – UK politics live

Labour is in the midst of ‘phoney war’ leadership contest. The formal bit has not started yet, but Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are already actively engaged, Angela Rayner is taking an interest, and [Keir

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

contest to succeed Starmer, has called Brexit a “catastrophic mistake”, suggesting the UK rejoin the bloc to help “rebuild our economy and trade”. But some among the Labour leadership have shunned the Brexit debate. Culture

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), that Steve Reed ran out of patience. “There is no contest,” he interrupted. “‘Moves’ mean nothing. People need 81 nominations to stand against the prime minister.” The housing secretary

Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister, saying it would have been “dishonourable” to remain in post and that there should now be a contest for the Labour leadership

The race to replace Starmer is on - but he still faces a momentous choice

Labour's tribes have reached a decision - [that it's about time a contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer got under way](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21e79qqlgo). But there are plenty of choices that still face

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

Keir Starmer faces a fight for his political life in the next 24 hours as potential [Labour leadership rivals](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/starmer-faces-perilous-24-hours-streeting-readying-leadership-bid) from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner position themselves for a contest

Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch

Keir Starmer to stand down, warned in his resignation [speech on Wednesday that Labour must change course or risk handing Reform UK power](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/wes-streeting-first-speech-resignation-labour-must-be-bolder-or-lose). He said that while he had the support

Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

Keir Starmer to resign as he quit the cabinet last week, warned [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs that drifting on with Starmer in charge risked a Joe Biden situation that would usher in a Reform

Streeting says he would join leadership race as Burnham vows to 'save' Labour

leadership contest, days after resigning as health secretary and telling the prime minister he had "lost confidence" in him. Streeting said on Saturday: "We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

Starmer but that she would consider doing so herself if they did not act. Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, West said she would listen to Sir Keir's planned relaunch speech on Monday