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In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Keir Starmer about rejoining when there’s an election in 2029 and at the moment it looks likely that, or at least highly possible that, it will be won by parties who are fervently opposed

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) swept to a remarkable victory in the 2024 general election, winning an enormous majority on the promise of change and accountability. A return to calm, sensible government and drawing

Three reasons ships are not sailing through the Strait of Hormuz yet

happening. "It would take an extremely brave captain to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, given the current state," Martin Kelly of crisis management firm EOS Risk Group told BBC Verify. Since Iran began effectively

Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) and his would-be successors Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, he urged Labour MPs to “force people to say where they stand” before getting behind a change in leader

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two top civil servants

Keir Starmer at a Cabinet meeting in February. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AFP/Getty Images A government source insisted Little “did not sit on the information” but was involved in a complex process and was trying to establish

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) backed away from triggering a contest against the prime minister this week. Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, who will be the political lead for the party in the byelection

More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018

Keir Starmer took power in 2024. Since then more than 72,000people have entered the UK this way. The majority of people making the crossing travel from France and go on to claim asylum

‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit

Keir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face

Facing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to them

Keir Starmer in Downing Street. First, Burnham must defeat his main rival in Makerfield, local plumber Robert Kenyon, who is standing for Reform UK, an insurgent party that is also aiming to win power

Chris Mason: Inside the shadow contest to be our next prime minister

Starmer was forced to. And there is another curiosity here: not only is this a shadow contest rather than a formal one, but Burnham has that by-election to win while his potential rival

How the Iran war is hitting the UK

Keir Starmer risked US President Donald Trump’s wrath as he “refuses to let US use UK bases” for strikes on Iran’s infrastructure. And on Sunday, quoting a minister, The Times said the  “economic

Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10

Keir Starmer, saying: “No, it’s not, because this is a byelection, and that’s what this contest is about, and those issues are issues for another time, and they are issues for members

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

happen here, I'm sure of it," says one man walking along Sparkhill's Stratford Road. "I'm telling you, there are many older people here and they will see the red rose and they

How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?

Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against. The prime minister has found

Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?

Keir Starmer is expected to announce sweeping [“Australia-plus” restrictions on under-16s](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/starmer-to-announce-australia-plus-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s) accessing harmful social media apps, a move the government has framed as taking the side of parents against

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on as prime minister despite [early results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) in local elections that show his party suffering heavy losses, many at the hands of Nigel Farage’s Reform

Will King's US visit make a political difference?

Keir Starmer were too deep to be overcome by one royal tour. Diplomats hoped instead the visit could at the very least change the tone and lower the temperature between London and Washington. Sir David

Starmer urges calm as far right seeks to exploit Henry Nowak murder

Keir Starmer condemned the Reform UK leader, saying Nowak’s family had explicitly asked that the case not be used to target particular communities. Starmer said in a TV interview at Downing Street: “Nigel Farage

Politicians try to calm tensions inflamed by social media after stabbing in Belfast

happened at about 10.30pm on Monday outside a block of flats in north Belfast. Graphic video shared on social media showed a man straddling another man on the ground and striking at his head

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Keir Starmer is facing a tough stress test. His Labour Party on Thursday will battle local and devolved elections under mounting political pressure. Voters across England, Wales and Scotland are expected to deliver Labour their