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Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge

Thames Water investors say temporary nationalisation would slow its recovery

Keir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be fading, the Greater Manchester mayor suggested at the weekend that the renationalisation of water and energy would form part of his policy agenda should he become

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

Keir Starmer, are reportedly being asked to stand aside should the 56-year-old mayor win a by-election. However, just how far outside the establishment is Burnham, what is his background, and what might

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers of his leadership rivals Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime

Starmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

Keir Starmer has condemned [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

Keir Starmer, even though voters have given the party a “real kicking” at the ballot box and people feel “bitterly let down”, the education secretary, [Bridget Phillipson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/bridget-phillipson), has said. Phillipson said [Labour

Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10

Keir Starmer, saying: “No, it’s not, because this is a byelection, and that’s what this contest is about, and those issues are issues for another time, and they are issues for members

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

Keir Starmer should be pushed out afterwards. One minute, one minister says: "It's terminal," and another says "I just can't see a way through." The next minute, another says: "I'm firmly

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

Keir’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to Washington even though everybody knew it was high risk. This week could go either way,” one said. Starmer said on Sunday he would make it “crystal clear

Starmer holds brief meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis

Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”. Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Keir Starmer about rejoining when there’s an election in 2029 and at the moment it looks likely that, or at least highly possible that, it will be won by parties who are fervently opposed

Starmer’s top advisers knew about ‘indefensible’ journalists’ probe, documents reveal

Keir Starmer’s most senior advisers were briefed about an “indefensible” investigation into journalists writing critical pieces about the Labour Together thinktank, according to a newly released document. Among the aides who received updates

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron look off camera](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d24c4622f1398b4beab2622f99becebbfcf209f7/0_0_3412_1919/master/3412.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer may be facing the final days of his premiership after less than two years, while Macron is about to leave the Élysée Palace

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Keir Starmer (center) and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (right) meet with BAE system apprentices as they look at a submarine model during a joint visit on March 20 in Barrow-in-Furness, United

Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks

Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and child safety experts on what the new rules should be. New limits on social media access for children could

'Britain at the heart of Europe': How Starmer's plans are going down in the EU

Keir Starmer. Following the massive slap in the face [he got from voters last week in local elections](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz62dwe30wdo), he launched a bid this morning to save his political life. In what

Tories accuse Starmer of not revealing all his Mandelson messages – UK politics live

issues, our relationship with the Americans. > > But it’s also clear there’s a lot of material that wasn’t published. And we know that because all ministers were asked to hand over their WhatsApp

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Keir Starmer is facing a tough stress test. His Labour Party on Thursday will battle local and devolved elections under mounting political pressure. Voters across England, Wales and Scotland are expected to deliver Labour their

Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has pledged to challenge if elected, but also the viability of the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party as a whole. The prime minister spent the weekend at Chequers considering his political

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

Keir Starmer, it managed to secure just four seats in parliament. But the party’s fortunes began to change rapidly in the Starmer era. With the Conservatives and the Labour government now reduced