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Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. --- ## What was the tax issue that led to Angela Rayner’s resignation? When the then deputy prime minister bought a flat in Hove with her partner in April
challenge but merrily carrying on a campaign to win the membership’s hearts, including a decidedly leftwing plan for higher wealth taxes. All of them are potential contenders in a leadership contest that does
potential challengers? But the prime minister also knows that a significant number of his MPs now think he is a loser - and a major factor in the scale of Labour's defeats in elections
Starmer’s judgment. “Before you broke that story, people were saying it would be difficult for Burnham to come back and that Keir would have until at least Christmas. But that [story] was the straw
Keir Starmer, is that many of Labour’s do not like him. Just before Labour’s heavy local election losses, [a Compass survey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/labour-members-keir-starmer-party-fortunes-poll) of more than 1,000 members found that
Keir Starmer’s premiership. Lesley asked: “Is [Streeting] getting rid of Starmer?” and then gave two thumbs up. Streeting [ranks third](https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54604-political-favourability-ratings-april-2026) with the general public among potential leadership contenders, according to YouGov
challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership - has also criticised Sir Tony for not mentioning the importance of inequality. [Speaking to the Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/andy-burnham-slams-tony-blair-for-ignoring-inequality-in-his-defence-of-radical-centre), Burnham said: "People don't think the centre
potential leadership bid as Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. The former deputy prime minister has settled £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty after [initially paying the lower rate](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/03/angela-rayner-admits-underpaying-stamp-duty-on-800000-seaside-flat),
Starmer has told the BBC he has a "duty" to stay on as prime minister as he sought to justify his decisions on defence spending. Speaking the day after [two of his defence ministers quit
Starmer to go in [an interview](https://modernleft.substack.com/p/after-the-elections-what-next-for) published on Tuesday, saying that if results on Thursday were as bad as anticipated, the prime minister would be “a bit of a sitting duck
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly [bad for Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales), with [Reform making sweeping gains
Starmer whether he chooses to fight any potential leadership contest, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. She told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that Sir Keir had "shown before that
challenge to [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer). Some backbenchers warned that repeated briefings about how and when the prime minister could be toppled were putting off voters, who similarly had disliked the Conservatives’ repeated shuffling
Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions as PM's allies warn of 'chaos' What we are witnessing this morning is the jostling on the expected start line of a race to be our next prime
challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency
Keir Starmer gives a speech in London in a bid to secure his premiership following devastating election losses for his Labour Party [Carl Court/Getty Images] ## Who could Starmer’s main challengers be? To trigger
Keir Starmer to try to calm down a party that is hurting and anxious. Many Labour MPs have spent the weekend observing the politically scorched earth around them locally – their friends and colleagues in local
Keir Starmer’s administration is embroiled in turmoil amid a [calamitous local election](/news/2026/5/8/leader-of-the-pack-what-next-as-reform-makes-huge-election-gains) result for the Labour Party last week. Starmer, who has been [dogged by controversy](/news/2026/4/20/uk-pm-starmer-admits-mistaken-call-on-mandelson-rejects-calls-to-resign) over the appointment of Jeffrey Epstein
challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/wes-streeting-prepares-to-launch-leadership-challenge-against-keir-starmer), if he can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest, allies of Burnham have warned against a “coronation” for Wes Streeting
Starmer's leadership. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, said he would seek permission to run for Labour in Makerfield after Labour MP Josh Simons said he would resign to make way for him. It came