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UK PM Starmer set to meet rival Streeting amid pledge to carry on governing

Keir Starmer, fighting for his political survival after dozens of his own MPs called for him to resign, promised to press ahead with plans to reform the country before an expected meeting with his potential

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

Keir Starmer’s cabinet](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign), it set off a bombshell ; outwardly, things did not look hopeful. Streeting had not launched a leadership bid, and Burnham still ostensibly had no seat in Westminster from

UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Keir Starmer’s mandate. And if he were to have a big surge in the polls, he might think that in that case, he should go for a general election.” “We might find ourselves

TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

Keir Starmer’s government and warned that significant change is needed to prevent Reform UK from winning power. In his first intervention as the battle rages over the future of the Labour leadership

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

election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-disastrous-night-local-elections-keir-starmer-leadership) in the UK built on Keir Starmer’s longstanding reputational problem: only 11% of Britons believe he has been a good or great prime minister, and nearly 60% believe

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

election since 1999. The Scottish National Party is widely expected to triumph again in Scotland. The SNP hasn't soared in popularity in recent years, but [opinion polls do suggest support for Labour has slumped

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

result. Asked on BBC Radio [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) when he hoped he would be elected as first minister, ap Iorwerth said: “We’re ready to go as quickly as we can. We hope

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) backed away from triggering a contest against the prime minister this week. Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, who will be the political lead for the party in the byelection

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges" facing the country, as he battles to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader. The prime minister will seek to reset

Chris Mason: Decision to appoint Mandelson continues to inflict damage

Labour politicians about the welfare system and public spending in a pretty blunt way. "Every meeting I have is 'who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others'," he wrote to Lord Mandelson

Starmer prepares for King's Speech as he faces leadership crisis

Starmer fights for his future in Downing Street. Labour's ongoing divisions mean the day of pomp and ceremony for the State Opening of Parliament will take place in unusual circumstances. The King's Speech

Talk of Starmer staying on to fight is fading - fast

Keir Starmer fighting is fading, his exit seems more likely as the weekend goes on. The prime minister is at his country retreat, Chequers, spending time with his wife. The man coming

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

Keir Starmer’s own constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. Labour activists knocking on doors across the borough report being regularly confronted with Starmer’s unpopularity – one activist confessed to being taken by surprise

Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

Keir Starmer remains the most resilient person I know in my life. I spoke to him twice yesterday. He has a strength of character, a fighting experience. There will be no timetables. “What there

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet

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

Keir Starmer's woes? "It's just so huge," says a senior Labour MP who's been knocking on voters' doors in recent days. But these elections aren't remotely all about the government

Andy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), who’s the prime minister, Andy Burnham, who’s the challenger, and Wes Streeting, who’s also a challenger – should be got in a room by the deputy leader

Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens

results at the ballot box. They took control of Norwich, Hastings and the London borough of Waltham Forest, as well as winning the mayoral contests in Hackney and Lewisham. The party saw its first

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

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection for the city