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Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

resignation was unlikely. But Starmer’s position may be safeguarded by leftwing MPs who want to see Burnham return to the Commons before a challenge. Other potential leadership contenders – Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington. Politicians are rarely appointed to UK diplomatic posts and the decision was controversial, not least because Mandelson had twice been forced to resign from

Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

MPs wanted to focus on using the time in government to deliver Labour’s policies. “We have to work together then as a party in this new political era of five-party politics

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

Labour MPs will be whipped to vote against the Conservative motion to refer Starmer to the committee. Any rebellion is likely to be limited because most appear to accept that while there is anger towards

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Labour “prince of darkness” failed UK security vetting – something Keir Starmer says he was not told about. On Friday, Starmer said he was “absolutely furious” and described the situation as “totally unacceptable”. But the episode

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

MPs backed Starmer, the **Mail** delights in pointing out: “Labour revolt over Starmer’s sleaze cover-up”. The **Mirror** has “Blatant Profiteering”, going after BP over its Iran war windfall. An offbeat

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet Labour is trailing in the polls and the prime minister's personal ratings have plumbed the depths. The party is facing losses in forthcoming elections: losing control

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

resign or to set a timetable to vacate his leadership position, including from members of his own Labour Party. "The Prime Minister needs to go. That is not negotiable," Clive Lewis, the Labour Member

Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Labour’s 2024 intake, the MPs issued a thinly disguised attack on Starmer amid pressure on him to set out a timeline for his departure. “We do not present this as the final word. They

What is Developed Vetting security clearance at centre of Mandelson row?

resignations as a minister during the last Labour government. Sir Chris Wormald, who was Cabinet Secretary at the time, has previously told MPs that "mitigations" were put in place regarding potential conflicts of interest arising

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

Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins

MPs are questioning why Starmer appointed Mandelson in the first place and why he then sacked Robbins for giving him security clearance. That unease was underlined on Wednesday morning by the work and pensions secretary

Pressure on Starmer grows over Mandelson vetting despite ousting of Foreign Office official – UK politics live

MPs.  Olly Robbins was forced to quit the Foreign Office. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Robbins is understood to have been furious at being forced out, and there are fears that

Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on

MPs calling for the prime minister to resign has grown over the last 48 hours, much of the cabinet has remained quiet. And though the prime minister remained in office by Tuesday night, some

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

Starmer loyalist, said Labour would risk “annihilation” if it decided to try to change leaders. But with results for [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) expected to be particularly grim in Thursday’s elections for the Scottish

Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech

MPs have said they believe the health secretary, Wes Streeting, could imminently launch a leadership challenge. Allies of Streeting have [denied he will move against the prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/starmer-faces-perilous-24-hours-streeting-readying-leadership-bid) – and said he would

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split on this

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

MPs have publicly called for the prime minister to resign or to set out a timetable for his departure. West told the BBC: "I will hear what the prime minister's got to say tomorrow

Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?

resigned three weeks later. For Sir Keir's speech, there weren't many MPs there and no cabinet ministers. The party chair Anna Turley and Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell were sitting