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Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers? As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is [Keir
potential leadership candidates Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner. Labour is braced for dismal results [in Thursday’s elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/local-elections-labour-test-greens-reform-lib-dems-tories-england-scotland-wales-polls), which could result in [Starmer facing a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/labour-leadership-challenge-bond-markets-angela-rayner-andy-burnham-keir-starmer).
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
potentially devastating set of elections on 7 May that could end Keir Starmer’s premiership. After a fortnight that left [Starmer fighting for his political future](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/28/starmer-buys-some-time-mandelson-election) over the appointment of Peter Mandelson
Starmer’s judgment. “Before you broke that story, people were saying it would be difficult for Burnham to come back and that Keir would have until at least Christmas. But that [story] was the straw
Starmer to go in [an interview](https://modernleft.substack.com/p/after-the-elections-what-next-for) published on Tuesday, saying that if results on Thursday were as bad as anticipated, the prime minister would be “a bit of a sitting duck
challenge to [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer). Some backbenchers warned that repeated briefings about how and when the prime minister could be toppled were putting off voters, who similarly had disliked the Conservatives’ repeated shuffling
challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency
potential peace talks between Iran and the U.S. [remain on hold](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/nx-s1-5800054/iran-talks-on-hold-shooting-talks-pakistan). **King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit** commemorating the 250th anniversary
potentially disastrous set of election results this week would unleash chaos for the party that would not be easily overcome. However, several told the Guardian that even with the prime minister’s determination to stay
Keir Starmer a good prime minister, I ask Welsh First Minister Morgan? There's a tiny, but telling pause, before her more diplomatic than enthusiastic answer. "He's helped us in Wales." She then talks
Keir Starmer than for Charles, particularly after the [Peter Mandelson and Olly Robbins controversy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer). “It’s another aspect of this desperate desire to court Trump and to take really significant risks
Keir Starmer, it managed to secure just four seats in parliament. But the party’s fortunes began to change rapidly in the Starmer era. With the Conservatives and the Labour government now reduced
Keir Starmer to complete Mandelson’s security vetting before his appointment as ambassador – but was ignored. Robbins overturned the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKVS) decision to fail Mandelson just 24 hours later, giving little time
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north
challenge. One long-standing Labour MP has his take: "Keir Starmer is basically dead, isn't he? And because people think it is inevitable that he won't lead us into the next election, there
Keir Starmer since the 2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political landscape and could have repercussions for the prime minister. In what is seen as the first true multiparty battle
potential tragedy," the Secret Service's chief of communications, Anthony Guglielmi, told the BBC. Several BBC reporters were in attendance at the dinner, and described scenes of widespread confusion following the sound of gunshots. Gary
potential legal action that could result from that, would be to the detriment of the survivors themselves in their pursuit of justice." Queen Camilla has been a longstanding campaigner on domestic abuse, and a recent
Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) were “not fit to meet this moment