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Starmer over funding for the military. Al Carns resigned on Thursday evening, writing to Sir Keir to tell him the government's defence investment plan (DIP) was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded". It came
Keir Starmer’s position](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/keir-starmer-not-setting-out-timetable-departure-david-lammy-andy-burnham-labour) as prime minister. Starmer’s most likely successor, the Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, has talked about bringing utility companies under public control, with his supporters advocating
Keir Starmer, are reportedly being asked to stand aside should the 56-year-old mayor win a by-election. However, just how far outside the establishment is Burnham, what is his background, and what might
Keir Starmer [announced that the government will postpone the planned increases in fuel duty](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/planned-fuel-duty-rise-to-be-scrapped-says-keir-starmer) that were due to take effect in September and December, and give lorry drivers free vehicle tax. Speaking
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
funded Reform campaign there, and especially a focus on the town’s dark legacy of grooming gangs. Burnham’s allies had previously been confident they had potential seats in St Helens and Warrington
challenges of our age” but an “absence of good political leadership” was holding back change. “In opposition, social care became a victim of our overcautiousness, which prohibited policy ideas from being floated for fear
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
challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins a by-election later this month, [told the Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/andy-burnham-slams-tony-blair-for-ignoring-inequality-in-his-defence-of-radical-centre) Sir Tony "doesn't mention inequality once" in his critique of where
fund](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/10/rachel-reeves-to-unveil-39bn-housing-boost-in-spending-review-shake-up) for affordable housing to council homes rather than allocating any to private developers. He reiterated [his broad support](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/burnham-to-back-shabana-mahmoods-immigration-changes-allies-say) for immigration changes spearheaded by Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary
Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly
leadership, Sir Keir Starmer has said he will "get on with governing" and the speech outlines his agenda for the next parliamentary session. Here, BBC correspondents analyse some of the potential new bills Sir Keir
Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, arriving in Geneva before the G7 meeting. Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street There isn’t a lot of agreement about what Starmer has got right in government
Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on 13 May with his wife, Victoria, whom he has described as ‘his rock’. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock It was on the evening of Saturday 25 June in 2016, a couple
leadership contenders raring to go. But his record on security and managing foreign allies is often cited by the remaining Starmer loyalists as the reason he has to stay. "What does Andy know about defence
fund a lavish personal lifestyle. 4. ***Cost of living*** | Higher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with [economic shock waves