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

Starmer said he would fight [any leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/who-are-main-threats-keir-starmer-labour-leadership) and would not “walk away” from his responsibilities

Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says

challenger to Keir Starmer in any leadership contest, comes after Downing Street [said any response

UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’

Starmer said he would fight any leadership challenge and would not walk away from his responsibilities

Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

Starmer said he would not resign and would prove his doubters wrong, and would fight any leadership challenge. “I take responsibility

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

Starmer said he would not resign and would prove his doubters wrong, saying Labour was facing “very dangerous opponents” in Reform UK. He said he would fight [any leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/who-are-main-threats-keir-starmer-labour-leadership) and would

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

responsible, dignified, orderly” approach to what might follow. But several others have urged Starmer to fight on. Starmer was steadfast that he would fight any leadership challenge

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

response to the Starmer speech. If she is not persuaded he can turn things around, she will formally start the process of trying to get the 81 names she needs to launch a leadership challenge

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

response needed, he’d have talked about it before now,” said another MP. Within hours of the speech, Catherine West, the Labour MP who announced a challenge to Starmer’s leadership

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

challenge to his leadership, Starmer said he would. He repeatedly set out the argument that any attempt to remove him would be deeply damaging to both Labour and the country more widely. “I take responsibility

Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise

Starmer told his cabinet he would fight on as prime minister after a turbulent few days in the wake of crushing election results across Britain last week, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge

Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing. “As I said yesterday

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

Starmer took responsibility for the “very tough” election results, but said Labour would “never be forgiven for inflicting” the “chaos of constantly changing leaders”, as seen under the Conservatives, on the country again. The local

Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

challenger has attempted to dislodge a sitting Labour prime minister. Streeting’s departure comes as Starmer faces record-low popularity ratings, just two years after he came into office with [a historic majority](https://www.theguardian.com

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

challenge, and think carefully about what the public has told us … The age of two party dominance is at an end and we will need to adjust to a world where multiple parties contend

Will Tony Blair's intervention change the Labour debate?

challenge Sir Keir 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

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

challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates ⁠Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong ‌as he fights for his political future in the wake

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

challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet ministers to “move quickly” to replace him, saying

Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

challenger to Starmer, Wes Streeting, [resigned as health secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign) after seemingly failing to gather enough support from MPs to make a direct leadership bid. “I’m not going to sugarcoat this

Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

response in Gaza. According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 70,000 people have been killed since then. The MPs asked what other data sources the department intended to use to monitor breaches

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

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 its remaining time in power