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UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

leadership challenge, and I also don’t want a general election – another general election. “Stability is such a fusty and unsexy proposition, but actually, I think people just want to get on with their lives

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Labour party in Norway has been buffeted by all manner of scandals, has a disapproval rating that is only a marginal improvement on that of Starmer. The same is true of Bart de Wever

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

leadership contest, so if that is running, I would seek to join it. But I'd have to persuade members of the Parliamentary Labour Party to do the same." Clearly Burnham is desperate

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

Starmer that the UK Security and Vetting (UKSV) team had raised concerns about Lord Mandelson, but the Foreign Office had still granted him security clearance. The prime minister effectively sacked Sir Olly, expressing anger that

Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM

Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US. In a speech this

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

Starmer, expects these elections to be difficult for her party. She claims the Conservative plans are thought-through and costed, in a clear jibe at Reform UK, and has vowed to abolish business rates

Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says

Labour in Scotland. Farage hailed the results a “historic shift in British politics”**.** The Electoral Commission is expected to announce in the coming days whether it will launch a formal investigation into Farage

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government. It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should

No leadership pressure on Badenoch despite Tory losses

Labour. But despite heavy Conservative losses in England, Scotland and Wales, there is no hint of leadership speculation surrounding Badenoch. That might seem strange for a party that has had such a bad night

Pound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid

leadership tensions gripped Westminster, culminating in the prospect of Burnham challenging Starmer for the role of PM after the Greater Manchester mayor [announced he would run for parliament](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/labour-mp-to-stand-down-to-allow-burnham-run-for-byelection-amid-leadership-row) in the north-west

Labour figures who wrote competing ‘manifestos’ join forces to warn against tribalism

Starmer responded with their own essays to a highly critical intervention by Tony Blair, which said the party should reject workers’ rights reforms and net zero and allow far greater market freedoms. Mathew Lawrence

Reform investigates whether Makerfield candidate’s sexist posts were costly

leadership hopeful and its own candidate, the local plumber Robert Kenyon. Canvassers from different parties reported that voters highlighted sexist and lewd social media posts by Kenyon, which emerged during the campaign, with women

Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to the Commons is clearer - but one big hurdle remains

Starmer used his authority and control over Labour's ruling National Executive Committee to block Burnham from standing. This time, Number 10 has indicated it will not seek to block him again. After a week

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9p84z9wv7o) Labour lost control of the Welsh government to pro-independence Plaid Cymru at the 7 May election, and was pushed into third place

Roy Hattersley: Labour politician who helped start the party's modernisation

leadership, but - having turned 65 - left Parliament at the 1997 election. He was created a life peer, Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook, and - having done so much to pave the way for New Labour - promptly became

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

party's dissent. Or so we thought. It turns out we didn't have to wait to find out if the Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham would be returning to Westminster before the bubbles

Chris Mason: Why a coffee is overshadowing the King's Speech

Starmer to cabinet ministers after Tuesday's cabinet meeting and an offer Streeting took up. It was a very short meeting - under 20 minutes - and we may not know what happened in Number 10 immediately

Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield

Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham ahead of the Makerfield by-election. Sir Keir said Labour needed to "all pull together and fight

‘We’re not making it up’: UK political chaos is not media’s fault, say journalists

Labour’s May election results. It has led to accusations that political reporting has become obsessed with infighting and chaos, treating the coverage of politics as a form of social media entertainment. However, journalists told