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

party but has taken a left-wing stance on some issues such as Gaza and welfare, is also a likely contender, as some MPs do not deem Rayner

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

Labour politics is rarely that straightforward. Former cabinet minister Louise Haigh told the BBC now was not the time for a messy, internal leadership contest and praised Sir Keir's stance on the Iran

Reform's Scottish leader defends Labour deal claim

challenges about energy, but Scotland is an energy-rich country which is developing formidable renewable energy resources." Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay attacked the SNP's switch in stance, adding it was "absolutely critical

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

leadership](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk), with Labour trailing behind Reform UK in opinion polls in recent months. In response to the early results, Starmer said he would take responsibility for the outcome but indicated that he would

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

leadership takes around candidates who have made anti-Semitic remarks.” The conservative press then intensified its smear campaign against Polanski, with The Telegraph publishing the front-page headline “Polanski is an extremist, says Israel

In the UK, Muslim votes are treated as a problem to be managed

leadership crisis, with the Prime Minister facing demands from more than ninety of his own MPs to resign and a likely challenge from within his own cabinet. All of this was triggered by Labour