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

calls time on Starmer. “MPs and the cabinet may simply decide they cannot defend the prime minister any more. They won’t go on the morning mediarounds – it’s just one of too many things

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

Starmer. But in front of MPs, Sir Olly defended his actions, insisting he had followed the proper process while under "constant pressure" from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson in post. No 10 denied claims

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership Sir Keir Stamer has insisted the "vast majority" of Labour MPs support him and want him to continue doing his job as prime minister

Labour figures criticise calls for inquiry into PM's Mandelson claims

calls for a new parliamentary investigation into whether the prime minister was honest with MPs about the vetting process for Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US. Conservative leader Kemi

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime minister is facing calls to resign over

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split on this

At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis

Starmer is holding a crucial cabinet meeting as he fights to stay on as prime minister, less than two years after leading Labour to a landslide election win. It comes amid a revolt among Labour

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

resign after the [disastrous election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/keir-starmer-under-pressure-to-agree-exit-plan-after-election-mauling) for Labour. Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on global finance, with a brief

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Starmer’s future back in focus, amid calls for his resignation by opposition parties. Record-breaking electoral losses will only add to the concerns within Labour. Here is every area with an election

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

resign or attach a sell by date to his premiership. Let's see if that is a position that becomes contagious. There are no shortage of Labour MPs who say it is the prime minister

'Crisis in Great Britain!' Global media reacts to Starmer's fight for survival

resign, rebellion is growing among Labour MPs, who seem only to be hesitating over a timetable for launching a challenge procedure and internal election," writes Arnaud de La Grange. UK political turmoil is not receiving

Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds

resigning their membership, according to the polling by the thinktank Compass. The thinktank is affiliated with Mainstream, a Labour caucus that is a prime backer of a potential Burnham leadership bid. The polling found more

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results. The prime minister has vowed to fight

Starmer sees off inquiry call - but he doesn't escape unscathed

Starmer has escaped unscathed. Ultimately [he won the vote pretty comfortably](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21lx9ne83o) with a clear majority of MPs rejecting the idea that he should be referred to a parliamentary committee for investigation over

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

resign as prime minister over this? Labour Party MPs have indicated that if the party performs poorly in Scotland, loses power in Wales, and fails to hold many of the roughly 2,500 council seats

PM's ex-chief of staff says he doesn't recognise claims about his behaviour

Starmer's chief of staff. Speaking at security conference in Ukraine, McSweeney said he found it "strange reading about a character with the same name as mine sometimes", as he spoke publicly for the first

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

resign](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89kwj8kjy9o). He said: "I said what I said back in February, I am not recoiling from that." With renewed calls in Labour for Starmer to go, Sarwar said he had tried

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation over claims he misled MPs about the process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said

Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again, as senior figure effectively sacked

Starmer, stuck on repeat. The whole saga has now cost another person their job – Sir Olly Robbins, the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office. And there are some, both on the opposition benches