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‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Keir Starmer, according to a former minister. Photograph: Jack Taylor/PA Sources close to Burnham told the Guardian he had identified more than one seat that could become available soon after the 7 May elections

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

Keir 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

What next for Starmer? Five scenarios in Labour leadership crisis

Keir 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

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

Keir Starmer to resign, with many of his own MPs calling for him to stand down and start a contest for a new Labour leader. The PM is digging in - and steadfastly refusing to give

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

Keir Starmer does so while pleading with his party, in public and in private, to cut out all the chat about his future and who might replace

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Starmer. “There’s a complacency on the backbenches,” one cabinet minister said, “particularly among new MPs, that any Labour leader could’ve won the [last] election, so they don’t give Keir credit

UK’s new ambassador to US said Starmer had been ‘on the ropes’ over Mandelson scandal

Keir Starmer as having been “on the ropes” over the [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) scandal and said it is Israel rather than Britain that has a “special relationship” with the White House. Christian Turner

British firm vying to build next Red Arrows jets collapses

replace the Hawk but no decisions have been made. The long-awaited investment plan to deliver the review's recommendations has been delayed significantly and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Starmer is fighting to stay on as as prime minister, after dozens of Labour MPs called for him to quit immediately or set a timetable for his departure. The PM says that he intends

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

Keir Starmer is on thin ice. The prime minister survived a bruising Tuesday in the Commons as MPs continued to scrutinise his account of the decision to appoint [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson)

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

Keir Starmer [under pressure](/news/2026/5/18/britain-faces-weeks-of-leadership-limbo-in-slow-motion-coup-against-starmer) from within his own party to announce his resignation, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced an ambitious plan of his own – to win a parliamentary seat in the northern English

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Keir Starmer has not even faced a formal challenge to his leadership yet. Instead, he is facing a slow-motion coup that could drag on for weeks, with no guarantee that the many Labour

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet

Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force a race has sparked a frantic scramble on the left

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government. It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

replace him as Greater Manchester mayor. Allies said he planned to outline a “radical rewiring” of the state in the coming weeks – including sweeping changes to the electoral system and a 10-year growth plan

Starmer to meet Streeting on Wednesday as leadership crisis divides Labour

replace those who resigned, while Gen Kitchen, Deirdre Costigan and Shaun Davies have been appointed as Labour whips. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Sir Keir had his "full support", as he urged colleagues calling

‘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

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland

Keir Starmer's version of events is simply not credible - and his excuses don't stack up" - after it emerged No 10 was warned that Mandelson failed his security vetting months ago. Faslane's Vanguard

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

Keir Starmer to stay in office. Marie Rimmer, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, said the mayor of [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) had not spoken to her “in years” – and that