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

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) swept to a remarkable victory in the 2024 general election, winning an enormous majority on the promise of change and accountability. A return to calm, sensible government and drawing

Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’

Keir Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually think this is just a bit odd. I listened to what

First Thing: Iran says there is ‘progress’ in talks despite Trump’s coarse threats

resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA Keir Starmer has announced [he will stand down as UK prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resigns-as-prime-minister) after days of intense pressure from Labour party MPs, including cabinet

Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield

Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham ahead of the Makerfield by-election. Sir Keir said Labour needed to "all pull together and fight

Starmer vows new sanctions on Russia and nuclear energy support for Ukraine

Keir Starmer has vowed to “choke off” Russian revenue with further sanctions and to provide hundreds of millions of pounds worth of energy support for Ukraine, as he met world leaders in France

Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

News’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday show that “no wrongdoing by the prime minister has been proven in relation to Lord Mandelson’s appointment”, adding “the whole situation is regrettable”. Jones said: “Of course these

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime minister is facing calls to resign over

How Rayner, Streeting and Burnham weakened PM in 12 hours of political drama

Starmer's future and a leadership contest looked possible. But Rayner, who had developed a surprisingly warm rapport with the King, did not want to overshadow his speech or undermine the announcement of new legislation

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The Supreme Court upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone yesterday.** The high court's order means that the medication will remain available

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday

Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) to become Labour leader

Why has Keir Starmer resigned as UK prime minister, and who will take over?

Keir Starmer embraces his wife, Victoria Starmer, after announcing the timeline for his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, in London, the United Kingdom, on June 22, 2026 [Jack Taylor /Reuters] ## What happens now? Standing outside

Pressure on Starmer amid Mandelson revelations as Foreign Office official forced out – UK politics live

News: > double quotation markIt is utterly unacceptable, not just in the individual case of Peter Mandelson and respect of the Prime Minister’s fury at the Foreign Office for not having taught him this information

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Keir Starmer meets school children at a breakfast club with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, in Ashton-under-Lyne, April 13, 2026. [Paul Ellis/Reuters] **The ‘King of the North’** Another reason for the curious slow

Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace

resigned. Like all prime ministers, Keir’s legacy is not his to write.  Rioter: ‘It’s my democratic right to express

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

resignations making governing publicly impossible, [as happened to Boris Johnson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-conservative-leader-after-cabinet-revolt) in 2022. So far, four government aides have quit their posts, while the Guardian understands that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary

Keir Starmer has quit as prime minister – what will happen next in UK politics?

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), announced on Monday that he would resign. It was widely expected and comes after months of mounting pressure on Starmer, who led the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party

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

Keir Starmer will [face a vote](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/mps-vote-inquiry-starmer-mandelson) on whether to launch a standards investigation into his appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has granted a debate today

Friday briefing: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield byelection to set up possible leadership bid

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

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

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington