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Keir 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
Starmer said they were "perplexed" by John Healey's decision. "No one around the Cabinet table has done more to sort defence spending than Keir. He literally unpicked the spending settlement of every single government
Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington
Keir and his team want to, at this point, not acknowledge or accept that. They’ve got time obviously, so we’ll see what happens.” Jess Phillips, who resigned as safeguarding minister last month
Keir Starmer over the weekend not to fight a leadership challenge. Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet
Keir Starmer has said it was “unforgivable” that he was not told that [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) had failed his security vetting before being appointed as ambassador to Washington. The prime minister said
Keir Starmer is replaced later this year, saying she is the only candidate who can safeguard the country’s finances. The backbench lobbying push comes amid a broader tussle among [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)
Keir Starmer three weeks ago after [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) he had granted Mandelson clearance despite the vetting agency recommending his clearance be denied. Starmer said Robbins’s failure to inform
Keir Starmer certainly paid off, drowning out any positive local messages Labour tried to sell. Anger about small boat crossings also played a part. But is this as simple as a rejection of the current
Keir Starmer, the UK officially recognised Palestine as a state in September last year. So far, however, Labour has sidestepped the issue of whether Israel’s war on Gaza constitutes a genocide by arguing that
Keir Starmer joined France, Germany and Italy in calling for a “toll-free freedom of navigation” to be restored in the waterway after the deal was announced. Markets also bounced on the news – overnight
Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through
Keir Starmer** [has been saying](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vyxzl625po) he won’t just stand aside and let Burnham replace him as Labour leader, but these briefings are being received with a hefty dose of scepticism
happened when the US president unexpectedly called her back. Listen to what Donald Trump told Sarah about next week’s state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla, and how he thinks it could help
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) was intending to sack her after the local elections. The prime minister failed to guarantee she would remain in place during Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, though Downing Street
happened after two men left Hagers Shul Synagogue. The BBC understands the suspect is a 45-year-old Somali-born British man, Essa Suleiman. Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, are in a stable
Keir Starmer, and dismissed UK aircraft carriers as "toys" compared with US equivalents. The King is, of course, the head of the British Armed Forces. And the political relations between
Keir Starmer say?** A mix of personal reflection on last week’s election setbacks, the prime minister’s speech came with a warning that the British people would never forgive [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)
Keir Starmer**, said the summit of at least 40 countries would seek to “advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends”. Australia’s defence industry minister
happened if it wasn’t for one man. Thank you Elon on behalf of Great Britain.” The rally was also addressed by Siobhan Whyte, whose daughter Rhiannon was murdered by the Sudanese asylum seeker Deng