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Keir Starmer insists he will fight to stay in No 10, the walls seem to be crumbling around him, especially with Thursday’s resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey. Two hundred miles north, most
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) will not survive as Labour leader for long enough to fight the next election. What they cannot agree on, however – even after a disastrous set of results in this week
challenging Keir Starmer or persuading him to step down. But [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs who have canvassed in the constituency say it will be a very difficult fight in a seat where Reform
office didn't know - it doesn't stack up." Above all else, given the Mandelson mess has caused the prime minister deeply serious and repeated political trouble, did he - a former chief prosecutor - really think
Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly
face of British politics this week, after electing the charismatic Labour politician [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) to represent them in London. His ambitions do not end there. In a development that would have improbable
facing serious questions about its record, especially on the biggest area of Welsh government spending - the NHS. The health service regularly appears in the top three concerns for voters, according to the You Gov issue
challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party - and the country. During the by-election campaign, he set out a number of policy ideas. Burnham committed to the [economic rules Chancellor Rachel
Keir Starmer faces the prospect of being ousted later this year if a key rival in Manchester can pull off a win in a [special parliamentary vote next week](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/08/political-nerd-guide-britain-by-elections-00952829?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=941e23df-1456-4f70-94bd-d17f14d18a4c). President Donald Trump
Keir Starmer, [vowing to “choke off” Russian revenue](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/starmer-g7-sanctions-russia-nuclear-energy-support-ukraine) with further sanctions and provide hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of energy support for Ukraine. ## **Eight presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes
Keir Starmer being ousted as prime minister — the contest itself serves as an early test of whether the [anti-incumbent anger](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/poll-voter-cynicism-uk-us-starmer-trump-00956725?email_hash=b48fced8515887348e2c2fa9141fd5c27d45eabd&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2026-06-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cordial&utm_term=us-morning-email) that upended Western democracies in 2024 remains a potent force
Keir Starmer government is once again trying to reset relations with Beijing after a long period of what Starmer had in January described as an “ice age” in relations. Prime Minister Starmer [went to Beijing
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
challenged him on disappeared. Ukrainian national Lavrynovych, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, [have now been convicted at the Old Bailey of conspiring to commit arson](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9v2yd8vk04o) by targeting property