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Brexit back under political spotlight The UK's relationship with the EU looks set to become an issue in both a possible Labour leadership contest
contest may not be far off. In a [make-or-break speech speech](/news/2026/5/11/uks-keir-starmer-faces-likely-challenge-following-labours-election-defeat) on Monday, the leader of the ruling Labour Party said that he remains the man to deliver change and will take
Brexit had made Britain poorer. “It sounded a lot, structurally and tonally, like his last conference speech,” Kiran notes. “This wasn’t a speech aimed at voters – it was aimed at Labour
Brexit referendum a decade ago. And it is not just in Scotland and Wales that Westminster's two big beasts, Labour and the Conservatives, are on the back foot. The prime minister argues
contests can take on national significance. ## Starmer’s ‘referendum’ The vote comes as Starmer is politically weakened. A YouGov poll conducted in April suggested that 70 percent of respondents believed Starmer was doing “badly”. These
contest. 2. ***Iran conflict*** | Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as [“totally unacceptable”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-us-peace-proposal-pakistan-reported-drone-strikes-strain-ceasefire), on a day the ceasefire showed signs of fraying as drone strikes were