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Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

Burnham’s two U-turns in one day” and the **Mirror** leads with a quote from Starmer saying “I won’t walk away”. Elsewhere, the **i Paper** says “HS2 will cost more than Nasa

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

campaign believe his preference is a longer timeline. The prize for Burnham winning a leadership contest in the summer would be a victorious homecoming and what one supporter described as a “natural moment

The potential challengers to Keir Starmer

Burnham's. She is still waiting for the result of an HMRC investigation into her home purchase, which could complicate any immediate leadership campaign. With question marks and concerns hanging over the three main contenders

Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – UK politics live

campaigning that the public in Leave voting areas did not agree with his stance.” Asked by Trevor Phillips on Sky News why she had not told Andy Burnham to “stay in Manchester”, Lisa Nandy said

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

campaign trail in Leeds, where the party is facing off against both Reform and the Greens in different parts of the city. “I strongly believe that we’ve got the right agenda to start turning

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

Starmer’s cabinet](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign), it set off a bombshell ; outwardly, things did not look hopeful. Streeting had not launched a leadership bid, and Burnham still ostensibly had no seat in Westminster from which

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

Starmer, Labour’s ruling Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) prevented Burnham from standing in the Manchester Gorton and Denton by-election, which was eventually won by the Green Party. Burnham, whose speech is peppered

Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds

campaigns for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy, with members including the musician Brian Eno and the YouTuber and former financial trader Gary Stevenson. Its survey of millionaires found 88% agreed with the statement

Starmer loyalist warns against ‘copying Tories’ but admits PM is unpopular

Burnham, to attempt to return to parliament and challenge the prime minister. Wes Streeting [resigned as health secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-resignation-letter-what-he-said-and-what-he-meant), while the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner revealed that she had been [cleared

Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'

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 said

Four key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter

Starmer. The now ex-health secretary is brutal in his assessment of Sir Keir's leadership of the Labour Party and the country [in his resignation letter.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8p7p83vdzo) But he stops short

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

campaign would look like. There is a world of difference between turning up to the hustings with a bit of leafleting, and what we saw in Gorton and Denton. Throwing everything at it would

‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

campaign there, and especially a focus on the town’s dark legacy of grooming gangs. Burnham’s allies had previously been confident they had potential seats in St Helens and Warrington, but the MPs Charlotte

Streeting says he is 'full of rebellious hope' as he delivers resignation speech

Starmer's leadership. In a letter to the prime minister, he criticised Sir Keir's leadership as the reason for the party's dire election results a few days earlier, saying Labour needed a vision

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

Starmer as leader should he be selected as the party's candidate in the by-election and win - said the vote must be a moment to "reclaim the Labour party, to save it from where

Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight

Starmer, Labour have trod warily around the issue of Brexit, sticking to "red lines" that, while seeking a closer relationship with the EU, the UK would not be rejoining either the EU's single market

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

Burnham would also need the approval of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive – the composition of which could move in his favour this summer. But one MP's analysis would have convinced Sir Keir

Burnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election

Starmer as prime minister. The prime minister is continuing to resist calls to stand down and set a timetable for his departure and is expected to fight any challenge from Burnham or other likely contenders

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

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Starmer that "deeds, not words matter". Communities Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh and Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones have also resigned. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is also among those calling for him to set a date