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Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team

Labour-to-Reform switchers.” Meanwhile, the Greens gained 17 seats on Manchester council, making it the second largest party, which could frustrate those close to Andy Burnham

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Reform in a more proportional voting system. Members of Labour’s national executive committee, [which blocked Burnham from standing in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/25/andy-burnham-blocked-from-byelection-race-by-labour-ruling-committee), told the Guardian there

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

Reform and the Greens making gains. A leadership contest requires the endorsement of 81 Labour MPs, 20 percent of the party in the Commons. Potential challengers to Starmer include Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former Deputy

Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds

Andy Burnham, was the first preference for 42% of members, who were asked to rank their preferred successor. Several Labour MPs – especially those who are close to Burnham – have told the Guardian that they would

Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham

Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer. The Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

Reform, said Sir Keir was an "asset" to her new party. "We'd love Starmer to stay there" she said but added: "For the sake of the country... Labour should change their leader." Health Secretary

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

Andy Burnham to return to Westminster, adding the party had been wrong to block him from standing in a by-election in February and Labour needed to bring "our best players into Parliament". Labour lost

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Andy Burnham. Calls have also come from the right of the party, including those close to Streeting, for a swifter departure, which would exclude the chance of Burnham standing for the leadership. Pressure has been

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

Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime minister had failed to convince them he had what it took to lead the country into the next election

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Labour will lose the Welsh Senedd to Plaid Cymru, and even potentially come third behind the Scottish National party and Reform [in Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales), has already been priced in. Starmer will

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

Reform and the Greens in most polling and predicted to lose five of its MSPs. In elections to the Welsh Senedd, Labour is on course to lose power to Plaid Cymru and record its worst

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Andy Burnham, is not in parliament. He is the mayor of Greater Manchester and could only return to the House of Commons if another MP stood down and he fought the election to replace them

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

Labour MPs. Likely challengers to the leadership include Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. Starmer’s government has been in power since 2024, when

Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech

Reform or the Greens,” he said. “We can only win as a stronger version of Labour, a mainstream party of power, not protest.” Labour MPs have said they believe the health secretary, Wes Streeting, could

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

Reform UK, which a YouGov poll [put in the lead of all parties](/news/2025/7/3/could-far-right-reform-really-in-a-uks-general-election-now) in terms of popularity with voters this time last year. Starmer insists he will lead Labour into the next election, however

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Reform and the Liberal Democrats – across the south of England. However, they won back the flagship Westminster council in central London, with Badenoch announcing it meant the party was “coming back”. - Labour appeared

What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership?

Andy Burnham would be allowed to give up his Greater Manchester mayoralty and fight for a Westminster seat – and then, very possibly, challenge Starmer. The prime minister is sticking to the line from earlier this

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, returns to parliament. Speaking [to Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/burnham-urges-new-direction-after-may-vote-labour-s-set-to-lose) at a conference in Spain, Burnham said the aftermath of next week’s elections would have to be “a moment

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

Labour is trying to hold on to about 2,500 council seats in England. They may lose more than half of them, with party insiders suggesting they could lose up to three-quarters. There

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Andy Burnham. Burnham is seen as a potential challenger to Sir Keir, who blocked him from standing to become an MP earlier this year, so some MPs are thought to be biding their time until