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future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost. Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate
UK leader said: > double quotation markThe Tories tried to remove the gutless Keir Starmer and failed. > > The only way to finally remove the most unpopular and unpatriotic prime minister in our lifetime is to back
local elections" on 7 May for Sir Keir's future. But several Labour MPs defended the government's approach during the debate, with Gurinder Singh Josan describing the call for a Privileges Committee referral "premature
local strongholds in the balance, familiar faces fighting to hold onto their seats and the future direction of Scottish politics at stake, every party has a part to play in this story. What should
election results in which the party lost support to Reform UK and the Greens. However, his chances of staying in No 10 appeared to be diminishing on Sunday as about 40 [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)
Reform’s strong performance in local elections, fuelling concerns among Labour MPs that the party needs a leader capable of reconnecting with voters who have drifted away in recent years. Featherstone said Burnham’s momentum
UK and the Greens](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-elections-reform-surges-greens-lib-dems-wins) in traditional heartlands. In Wales, the party lost power for the first time, plummeting to just nine Senedd seats behind [Plaid Cymru](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform) and Reform, while
locally for him, Burnham dodged the question, telling reporters only that “anyone who agrees with me” would be welcome. While Burnham said he would commit to sticking by Labour’s manifesto pledges on spending
UK, a country he does not live in nor hold any elected role in, such as endorsing and promoting politicians like Rupert Lowe, who called for “millions” of deportations after the Belfast stabbing. Ben alsopoints
local elections make international headlines. But Sir Keir Starmer's fight for survival after a dismal set of elections last week is receiving coverage across the globe. And the headlines outside of the UK
future can be”. It conveyed “the very real and serious point that Reform are attempting to make real gains in Ealing”, and was “a common method of trying to make that point during an election
election victory in July 2024, winning 411 seats in the House of Commons, a majority of 174. It was the third highest haul of seats achieved by Labour after Tony Blair’s landslides
future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win **Ashton-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom –** Sue Hailwood has felt exhausted since [May,](/news/2026/5/28/the-kingmakers-of-makerfield-english-town-braces-for-crucial-by-election) when the date of a critical by-election in her town
local politics closely, though. "I think the council is too big - I don't think it's manageable, the largest council in Europe isn't it?" he says. "There's a lot of complacency, they
UK PM Starmer set to meet rival Streeting amid pledge to carry on governing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fighting for his political survival after dozens of his own MPs called for him to resign
election, if you don’t register to vote, if you don’t get involved, if you don’t become activists, we are going to lose our country for ever. “We have to get political
local elections … and it might precipitate a leadership challenge against him,” Tonge said. Members of Labour’s voter base have criticised Starmer because of the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel allowance
election, he would want to know "how many potholes you've got, what the backlog is, what the details are and say what I could really do". Morrell, who said he has given advice
future, sterling dropped by almost three cents, or 2%, during the week to $1.336 on Friday, a five-week low. That would be the largest weekly drop against the US dollar since Donald Trump
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 associate Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington