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Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

Starmer would only survive the "devastating" election results if his government could "step up and deliver the scale of change the country craves". The Labour party won just 17 of the 129 available in last

PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit

challenge. Celebrating at the grounds of Ashton Town Football Club, Burnham told them it was an "opportunity to turn the tide… make the country feel like it's working again". He said he would take

Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

step down, or another candidate would enter the fray.  Starmer leaves No 10 to head to Westminster for the king’s speech

Josh Simons stood down for Burnham as Labour was 'imploding'

challenge the prime minister has said it "was too big an opportunity to miss". Josh Simons, the Makerfield Labour MP, told BBC Radio Manchester the Labour Party had been "imploding" over the last week

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

step down as party leader, triggering a leadership contest. “Welsh Labour has suffered a catastrophic result. Today we see the end of over a century of Labour winning in Wales. The party will need

Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates ⁠Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake

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

Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/25/andy-burnham-blocked-from-byelection-race-by-labour-ruling-committee), has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. In a sign that

Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

challenge Burnham to scrap Labour’s red lines on the customs union and single market if he becomes prime minister and immediately begin talks on a more ambitious deal with the EU. He will argue

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

Starmer to stay there" she said but added: "For the sake of the country... Labour should change their leader." Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

step down. She is now highly critical of Starmer’s leadership, saying he started to break his promises almost as soon as he became leader. “Keir was elected on a bunch of things he immediately

Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

step down, let alone given a date, and is thus still very much getting on with the job. “I think this is less about defining a legacy, and more about showing public and party that

Friday briefing: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection to set up possible leadership bid

challenge of Starmer’s premiership – before telling reporters he was heading off for a pint. Given the scale of the Labour victory, Hannah notes there wasn’t a “party atmosphere” at the count among Burnham

‘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

‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting

Labour is preparing to run a party election broadcast on Friday that will seek to expose some of the “toxic” views of Reform figures, warning viewers in advance of offensive language. While [Nigel Farage

Badenoch attacks Farage over £5m gift and rules out Tory-Reform pact

Labour leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/21/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-departure-as-prime-minister-on-monday), with Keir Starmer expected to announce his departure as prime minister on Monday. Meanwhile in [Aberdeen South](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/snp-concedes-aberdeen-south-with-scottish-conservatives-set-to-win), the Scottish Tories defeated the Scottish National party while

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

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

step down, he remains inside No 10 – for now. So how, and when, might he be removed? Here are some possible scenarios. 1. --- ## 1. A contest without Burnham The Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham

UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn

Starmer’s Labour government braces for a leadership challenge, business leaders said companies were holding back from investing in Britain. Richard Austin, a partner at BDO, said instead of focusing on expansion, UK businesses were

Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection

Starmer is widely assumed if he wins. He said in a statement that he was humbled to have been selected and promised to put the spotlight on what he said were neglected parts

‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection

step down. Photograph: Kin Cheung/PA Some ministers who had previously been loyal to Starmer warned him on Friday they would not remain so for long, with an intervention expected at cabinet on Tuesday