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Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

may not be 81 Labour MPs who want to see West as party leader, there probably are many more than 81 who want to see Starmer replaced as leader befor the next election. Almost

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results. The prime minister has vowed to fight

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

elections across England, Scotland and Wales, one of Starmer’s lesser-known MPs did her best to light the spark on a contest. If this was one of the more unpredictable weeks in recent

Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

Keir Starmer is entering his own legacy period – not just tying up loose ends, but seeking to create impacts that last. The long-awaited [defence investment plan](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/07/uk-defence-investment-delays-damage-credibility-mps) is expected this week. Efforts

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

May election defeat Welsh [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come

UK pitched single market for goods with EU, as it pursues deeper trade ties

Keir Starmer’s government faces in securing growth through a closer relationship with Europe, sources told the Guardian that EU officials rejected the idea – and instead suggested a customs union or economic alignment through

What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?

Starmer... he's not done enough." He said he was sceptical of Burnham's motives, believing he was standing for election to "feather his own cap - hoping to get into Westminster". He also criticised

Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team

Keir Starmer hates to lose. Unsurprisingly, he refused to walk away and end his premiership as Labour’s local election losses began to trickle in on Friday morning. Upon entering Downing Street in July 2024

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency, lost his seat to the Green party. The Greens had won 7% of the seats they were contesting in England with half of councils having fully declared

Personal decision for Starmer on whether to fight leadership contest, minister says

2024 general election, but Nigel Farage's party has been consistently leading in national opinion polls since spring last year. There are no precise figures for how the parties performed in Makerfield during the local

Labour’s Angela Rayner says she has been cleared over UK tax affairs

Keir Starmer’s grip on power unravels. Starmer, who led his Labour Party to victory in the 2024 general election, is fighting to save his job after disastrous local and regional polls last week. Four

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

May 1 ruling from the New Orleans-based U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals would have banned access to mifepristone by mail. The court ruling would have impacted the whole country. ![Abortion-rights activists protested

Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs

elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and English councils, often attributed to “allies” or “supporters” of Keir Starmer or those with hopes of replacing him, such as Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham. Cooper began

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

Keir Starmer and the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised

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

Keir Starmer’s leadership, and she “took responsibility” for the people “rejecting Welsh Labour”. “We owe it to the people of Wales to listen. To understand. And to rebuild,” she said. Labour’s rout

Reform UK support could plateau as it relies on socially conservative views, study finds

election under the current first-past-the-post system. This importance of social and cultural issues also meant that while Keir Starmer had argued the importance of improving services, such as the NHS, in countering

Starmer uses disappearing messages on his phone, No 10 confirms

may have been lost. Earlier this year, MPs voted to force the government to publish all documents, including communications, related to the appointment of the peer as the UK's ambassador

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

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 to lay out a timetable for his departure

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

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron look off camera](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d24c4622f1398b4beab2622f99becebbfcf209f7/0_0_3412_1919/master/3412.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer may be facing the final days of his premiership after less than two years, while Macron is about to leave the Élysée Palace

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

Keir Starmer](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-resignation-ed-miliband-labour-tzvlmjxzc) he should set a timetable for his resignation if the results were as bad as they looked. But for the prime minister, as polling stations closed in Wales, [Scotland