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What was HMRC’s investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs all about?

leadership bid as Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. --- ## What was the tax issue

Wes Streeting says Starmer ‘behind the curve’ on under-16s social media ban – UK politics live

Keir Starmer had been “behind the curve” on this issue.** While he was not overly criticial of the PM on this issue, suggesting that governments around the world have been slow to confront social media

Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’

issue now likely to feature prominently in [the Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/14/angela-rayner-says-starmer-should-reflect-on-stepping-aside-after-hmrc-clears-her-over-tax-affairs-uk-politics-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a05f5058f086f4020ef75c3#block-6a05f5058f086f4020ef75c3) and [the Labour leadership contest that is expected to follow](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/will-starmer-go-and-if-so-how-four-scenarios-in-the-battle-for-no-10), Nandy insisted the prime minister, Keir Starmer

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live

issued what was in effect [her manifesto](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/10/may-elections-keir-starmer-catherine-west-labour-leadership-nigel-farage-reform-conservatives-kemi-badenoch-richard-tice-bridget-phillipson-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a00aed68f087a8ca712f2f4#block-6a00aed68f087a8ca712f2f4) late yesterday afternoon (although she also hinted she would be happy for it to be delivered by Andy Burnham as leader), and **Keir Starmer** delivers

Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say

leadership if he wins the seat, either by 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

Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say

Keir Starmer’s leadership, and could mount a formal challenge for the leadership as early as Thursday. Downing Street insiders had suggested Streeting did not yet have the required support from 81 MPs, which

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

issues where [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) was failing, in a direct challenge to the prime minister. But a defensive [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) said on Monday he had no intention of stepping aside should

Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight

Keir Starmer, Labour have trod warily around the issue of Brexit, sticking to "red lines" that, while seeking a closer relationship with the EU, the UK would not be rejoining either the EU's single

Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions as PM's allies warn of 'chaos'

Keir Starmer to now be imminent, but with his rivals briefing that he has struggled to get the numbers of backers he requires. Then the interviews the former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has done

Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise

leadership bid after Starmer issued a ‘put up or shut up’ ultimatum to his cabinet. Streeting was due to hold talks with Starmer on Wednesday, at which he was expected to talk candidly about

Will Tony Blair's intervention change the Labour debate?

Starmer for the Labour leadership - has also criticised Sir Tony for not mentioning the importance of inequality. [Speaking to the Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/andy-burnham-slams-tony-blair-for-ignoring-inequality-in-his-defence-of-radical-centre), Burnham said: "People don't think the centre has delivered

Ministers rally around Keir Starmer as leadership questions grow over Mandelson saga – UK politics live

leadership questions grow over Mandelson saga – UK politics live **Liz Kendall** has repeated David Lammy’s claim the prime minister would have stopped **Peter Mandelson’s** appointment if he had known the peer had failed

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

Keir Starmer was the right leader to deliver it, Powell said: “I’m not going to get into that. I think there’s no one change that [will affect] all of these situations

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

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Keir Starmer [fighting to ward off a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates), the leading backbenchers from the soft-left [Tribune](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/06/labour-mps-revive-tribune-to-take-on-reform) group published a series of essays calling for bolder action to salvage

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

issue is Labour in general have let the whole country down, not just this [area]. Nobody's got any faith in Keir Starmer... he's not done enough." He said he was sceptical of Burnham

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

Keir Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, has changed course. Instead of an immediate change, she wants the prime minister to set a September timetable for his departure. “She wants a confidence vote and is gathering

Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

issue on the door and it was Keir. If he leads us into a future election we are dead," one Labour MP told the BBC. Another usually loyal Labour MP, in an area that went

Blair’s advice for Labour fails to engage with inequality, senior party figures say

leadership challenge if he wins next month’s Makerfield byelection, said the essay merited a “considered response” and he would set one out on Thursday. But he said Blair had failed to engage with