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timetable for his departure. (See [4.50pm](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/18/makerfield-byelection-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-robert-kenyon-labour-leadership-reform-aberdeen-arbroath-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a34b8078f083b97ede8b88b#block-6a34b8078f083b97ede8b88b).) But the Burnham team have not said yet what handover date they want (Burnam probaby wants by Labour conference in September; Starmer would probably prefer
timetable for departure but would make his own decisions about the way forward, the prime minister’s chief secretary has said. Darren Jones, a close ally of Starmer, warned the prime minister’s rivals that
timetable for his departure. This is the public position. But, in private, Starmer’s position seems to be a bit more nuanced; in his story from yesterday, **Kiran Stacey** quoted a **friend of Starmer
Keir Starmer is weighing up his political future as pressure grows on him to announce his resignation. It comes as cabinet ally Peter Kyle said the prime minister was considering "political realities" after Andy Burnham
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
Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as crucial to Starmer’s chances of political survival
Keir Starmer is playing out before us. But hang on a minute. As supporters of the prime minister like to point out, there has been no formal challenge to him yet, and he is making
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week. Following grim results for [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that
Starmer should set out a timetable for his departure – and have suggested that a group of cabinet ministers might be prepared to tell the prime minister that his time was in up if the results
Keir Starmer. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images However, the prime minister’s fragile authority has been further weakened by the resignation of four ministers – three of them close allies of Streeting – in what appeared
Starmer to consider setting out a timetable for his departure from Downing Street. ## What happens next? Most of the election results – including the seats in the Scottish and Welsh elections – are due to be declared
timetable for his departure. And others, as he weighed his options, tried to help him kick around how he might deal with the scenario he now confronts. A dam now appears to have broken, with
Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet
Keir Starmer's speech. Was it enough to avert a challenge to the prime minister's leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory? In the first instance, the person
Keir Starmer has another appointment in Downing Street, where he is meeting [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting), the health secretary who wants to replace him. Yesterday Starmer in effect challenged Streeting
timetable for his departure. Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who has made no secret of his political ambitions, [quit the cabinet](/news/2026/5/14/uk-health-secretary-wes-streeting-resigns-from-government) on May 14, telling Starmer in his resignation letter: “It is now clear that
timetable for his departure. Zubir Ahmed was the fourth minister to quit on Tuesday, telling Sir Keir his resignation letter that the public had "irretrievably lost confidence in you as prime minister" and "continuation
Keir Starmer will not lead his party into the next general election, Labour-supporting unions have predicted, in an intervention that threatens to further destabilise the prime minister after a damaging few days
Keir Starmer over the weekend not to fight a leadership challenge. Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet
Keir Starmer should agree to an “orderly and managed” handover of power. After a week in which Starmer doubled down on his vow to stay put as prime minister, despite more than 100 backbenchers having