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Andy Burnham took over from Starmer, ap Iorwerth said: “I think you might be right. It is clear to me Keir Starmer has been getting it very very wrong in the indifference shown towards Wales
Reform. The [Conservatives](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives) also suffered heavy losses to Nigel Farage’s party, losing 122 council seats in England. However, the Tories celebrated success in Westminster, where it regained control of the council
Andy Burnham. Photograph: Paul Ellis/Reuters Less than two years ago, [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
Reform and the Greens in different parts of the city. “I strongly believe that we’ve got the right agenda to start turning that around. To give people hope, an opportunity and see the change
Reform UK, had been one the best he'd ever given as party leader. West has said she will listen to what he has to say before deciding to send out letters to Labour
reformed council tax, higher rates of capital gains tax, and for the breakup of the Treasury – handing its budget-setting powers to No 10, while turning it into a new growth ministry. Yang, a member
Reform UK and the Greens. However, his chances of staying in No 10 appeared to be diminishing on Sunday as about 40 [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs called for him to quit or name
Reform in Thursday's poll, told us that the reassuring thing was that voters didn't really hate Labour, but "they did hate Keir". A senior Labour figure said to me "everyone in Wales
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage. He described the Clacton MP as “not just a grifter, he is a chancer”, and said Farage had “fled the scene” after Brexit had made Britain poorer. “It sounded
Reform. “We have to recognise the dangers that we’re in now, that on this trajectory it doesn’t look good.” Asked how quickly he should consider departing, Abrahams said: “I think
Reform are loving it. Awful from Catherine West and she should know better." One Labour MP, who is not a prominent critic of Sir Keir, told the BBC that while they had been blindsinded
Andy Burnham would be the best replacement. They want a commitment from Starmer that he will stand down in the medium term, so that Burnham has time to get elected to parliament first
Andy Burnham were “very working class but they’re also very much more relatable”. But, he added: “As Bob says, would things actually be better? We don’t know what Keir Starmer’s doing
Andy Burnham replacing Starmer. However, the Greater Manchester mayor requires a time-consuming and uncertain byelection to re-enter parliament. There has been speculation that Wes Streeting might be considering a move next week, although
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). The report from
Burnham would also need the approval of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive – the composition of which could move in his favour this summer. But one MP's analysis would have convinced Sir Keir
Reform UK surged from fewer than 100 to around 1,450 seats under Farage. Support for Labour evaporated, even in several of its traditional strongholds in London, in former so-called “Red Wall” industrial regions
Reform UK under Farage is extraordinary, and the progress of the Greens under Polanski is impressive too. But for some in Labour the grating thing about their dismal position now is it's different