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Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits

Starmer as prime minister, saying: “The Labour party is playing with fire; or, more accurately with its future, and that of the country. Whether there is a leadership

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday

Labour leader and thus PM without a contest, with Starmer setting out a relatively quick timetable for departure. On Friday, ministers previously loyal to Starmer told him that he should [reach a decision

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Labour party is able to stand, should it want to.” McDonnell said: “The party needs to consider why we are in this situation … the leadership question has inevitably to be on the agenda

Streeting launches scathing attack on Starmer - and calls for UK to rejoin EU

Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) “arrived in government underprepared in too many areas and lacking clarity of vision and direction”. The former health secretary, who is expected to launch a leadership challenge in the coming weeks

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Starmer. He has a slim majority of just 528 in Ilford North but even those who support other parties seemed pleased he was potentially up for the leadership. It seems the prospect of Streeting becoming

Labour winds are blowing towards Burnham – and Streeting knows it

Starmer from the second week of Labour coming to power. But there is a difference between ambition – and a lack of confidence in the party leader – and being prepared to wield the knife. Streeting

Burnham: 'People in Britain can't afford a good life'

party. - [**LIVE: Makerfield by-election interview with Labour's Andy Burnham**](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq6pv7e66m2t#player) Burnham is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

leadership if the prime minister’s premiership falls apart this week. Starmer was hoping to save his job with a speech that sets out his vision for turning the country around on Monday, after

Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

party had lost. Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, claimed it would be no ordinary campaign and said he would make it about national issues where [Labour

Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

party for suggesting the scale of antisemitism under his leadership was overstated and barring him from standing as a Labour candidate. He initially struggled to make an impact as Labour leader, after winning the contest

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

leadership. Labour lost almost 1,500 councillors in local elections across England amid a surge for Nigel Farage's Reform UK, with the Greens also eating into the party's support. It was also kicked

Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

Starmer outpolls all of the other possible contenders for the job on a variety of factors. The Labour Party is in an unhappy state of suspended animation – unsure whether to stick with a troubled status

Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

party and shut down questions about the future of his leadership in an interview with the Sunday Times. Asked directly if his prime ministership was over, Starmer told the newspaper: “No.” Pushed on whether

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

Starmer insists he will lead Labour into the next election, however, and the party has never successfully removed an incumbent prime minister in its 125-year history. The prime minister is helped by the fact

Friday briefing: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection to set up possible leadership bid

Starmer congratulated Burnham just after 6am, posting that voters “chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate”.) Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, another potential leadership rival, has stated he’s prepared to spark

Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live

Starmer has to go **“in the not too distant future”**, while **Sarah Owen,** MP for Luton North, said it’s **“do or die for the Labour leadership”.** Labour suffered a historic loss in Wales, **where

Josh Simons stood down for Burnham as Labour was 'imploding'

leadership election with the Labour Party split into different factions, and there was no hope, no energy that anything would change…" He said that Makerfield was "where Andy Burnham has lived for 25 years

Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

leadership of the party against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been badly damaged by disastrous local election results last month. Burnham was last an MP for the constituency of Leigh until May 2017. Since

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

leadership race. But there is no ignoring the fact that a woeful set of results for Labour would put the prime minister's wobbly future in even more doubt. The party is "dark and desperate

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

Labour’s leadership shenanigans, a new chapter in the relationship between Cardiff and the UK government opened. After claiming power in this month’s elections, [Plaid Cymru](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/plaid-cymru) has wasted no time