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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 says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting

Starmer has been accused of misleading parliament, given that he repeatedly assured MPs that “full due process” had been followed before Mandelson was given the job. He also told reporters in February there had been

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

calls to 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

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office's top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

MPs publicly calling for him to stand down, and two senior cabinet ministers believed to be among those telling him he should oversee an [orderly transition of power](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/starmer-began-the-day-damaged-and-then-things-got-worse). For today’s newsletter

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

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

called for Starmer to stand down after dire election results across England, Wales and Scotland last week. Asked if Starmer would be leading Labour into the next election, Jones said: “I’m not going

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

resignation. In her contribution Haigh called on Labour to replace Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules with a requirement to target lower levels of debt over 10 years rather than five to allow for a more

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

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 ministers to “move quickly” to replace him, saying she planned

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

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

Starmer is set to face a packed Commons later where he will address questions over Lord Mandelson's vetting. Sir Keir repeatedly told MPs that "full due process" was followed when Lord Mandelson was appointed

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

called for restraint from backbenchers, dismissing the vote as a political stunt designed to destabilise the party before the May elections. The Guardian understands that Labour MPs will be whipped to vote against the Conservative

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister

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

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

'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

Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

MPs to save him”. The **Mail** calls it “Starmer’s stitch-up to save his own skin”. The **Financial Times** runs with “Meta’s $2bn swoop on Manus blocked in warning from Beijing over

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

calls time on Starmer. “MPs and the cabinet may simply decide they cannot defend the prime minister any more. They won’t go on the morning mediarounds – it’s just one of too many things

No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

Starmer. But in front of MPs, Sir Olly defended his actions, insisting he had followed the proper process while under "constant pressure" from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson in post. No 10 denied claims

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership Sir Keir Stamer has insisted the "vast majority" of Labour MPs support him and want him to continue doing his job as prime minister