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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

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

party 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

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

Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would not make a similar mistake again. Powell, who called for Keir Starmer to be more explicitly progressive during

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

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

Labour MP who had surprised almost everyone by announcing a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, has changed course. Instead of an immediate change, she wants the prime minister to set a September

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

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

party figures have said. Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, who is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge if he wins next month’s Makerfield byelection, said the essay merited a “considered response

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

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

Keir Starmer gives a speech in London in a bid to secure his premiership following devastating election losses for his Labour Party [Carl Court/Getty Images] ## Who could Starmer’s main challengers be? To trigger

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

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) after the May elections. MPs who fear Starmer cannot lead the party into the next general election because of his unpopularity are understood to have been discussing whether

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

Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs

Keir Starmer or those with hopes of replacing him, such as Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham. Cooper began by saying she had spent the weekend meeting former Labour councillors in her West Yorkshire constituency

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

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, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually

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

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to confront reality, Labour MPs’ appetite for risk. But the fantasy contest has meant we are seeing surprising sides to its rivals. Burnham, who criticised the government as being

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

issues facing residents.  Raihaan Abbas, 22, is the independent candidate for Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian “We will

Labour-supporting unions predict Starmer will not lead party into next election

Keir Starmer will not lead his party into the next general election, Labour-supporting unions have predicted, in an intervention that threatens to further destabilise the prime minister after a damaging few days

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

issue a statement calling for Starmer to prepare for an orderly departure. MPs expect at least 100 MPs to endorse that after 8 May. “We need to avoid a major internal Labour party

Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on

Keir Starmer faced a threat to his leadership, his core team [assembled in the cabinet room](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/09/how-the-downing-street-machine-ensured-starmer-survived-to-fight-another-day) and persuaded ministers to fire off a succession of supportive tweets in an attempt to keep