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party and the country of a protracted leadership contest, which will deliver a successor with a "very questionable mandate" as one friend put it. In other words, unlike Sir Keir, his successor on taking office
allies acknowledged that Starmer’s future may be out of his hands. “Keir may be determined to fight any challenge. But when it comes to it, he might not have a choice. As [one former
Keir Starmer will be out. We are likely to hear from Starmer himself this morning. In the meantime, **David Lammy**, the deputy PM, has been doing a broadcast round. As **Peter Walker** reports, Lammy
Keir Starmer’s would-be challenger has also found enough time to reply to dozens of posts on social media. Since it became clear that Burnham planned to [stand as a candidate](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/19/andy-burnham-confirmed-as-labour-candidate-for-makerfield-byelection)
party had lost. Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, claimed it would be no ordinary campaign and said he would make it about national issues where [Labour
Labour on the brink of civil war, [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) was calling ministers and MPs into his office in parliament to plead with them not to allow a competition to be triggered
Keir’s departure that undermines the party’s position, but we recognise that when the mood is febrile things can kick off,” one said. “We wouldn’t be thanked for picking our own leader three
Keir Starmer and his Labour party suffered major losses in elections held across Britain last week, resulting in multiple calls for Starmer to resign. The historic losses are a reflection of growing unpopularity with Starmer
Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party and of the country. And on Tuesday, the prime minister told the cabinet he would "get on with governing" and that a leadership contest had not been
Keir Starmer as prime minister. The prime minister is continuing to resist calls to stand down and set a timetable for his departure and is expected to fight any challenge from Burnham or other likely
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
Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister, saying it would have been “dishonourable” to remain in post and that there should now be a contest for the Labour leadership. But Streeting
party leader, speaks at the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers union conference. *1.15pm:* Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, gives a speech at the AI adoption summit. 2.30pm: Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, takes
Labour party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered.” Sources told the Guardian that Starmer did not give cabinet critics time to respond, before moving the conversation
Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs finally lose faith. “We just don’t know how it will all play out, but all roads lead back to the original sin: Keir’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson
party. But in the early days, Mandelson was among the few who were genuinely interested in what Starmer and McSweeney were building.  of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means
party is facing off against both 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
Labour, which took the Greater Manchester seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, was pushed into third place. Politics](/news/videos/ceqv07zn94wo) [![Close up of Hannah Spencer as she delivers speech after
Labour’s two powerhouses – the soft left and the centrists? Streeting might have once hoped he had the chance of a coronation but he does not have enough names to mount a challenge and [Keir