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leader. The prime minister will seek to reset his premiership in a speech on Monday, after heavy election losses left him facing renewed calls to quit. Growing numbers of Labour MPs went public with calls
UK’s largest banks, say trade union leaders, after the big four lenders reported almost £14bn in first-quarter profits, partly fuelled by market turbulence amid the Iran war. 5. ***Society*** | People from black backgrounds
UK. Labour has lost more than 1,100 English council seats, including in its heartlands across northern England and the Midlands, and faces further difficult results as counting continues throughout Friday. The results are bleak
faces fighting to hold onto their seats and the future direction of Scottish politics at stake, every party has a part to play in this story. What should we look out for through
leader – five, I think, in eight years, prime ministers. It didn’t help them one jot. What we need to do is all of us come together behind the prime minister and focus
leader of the centre-right Liberal Party. The result marks the first time One Nation, founded by [politician Pauline Hanson](/news/2019/3/28/australian-senator-suggests-worst-gun-massacre-was-a-conspiracy), has won a lower house seat in its 30-year history. Farley, speaking after
face him - decisions that affect us all, and one vital one that he alone must make. If everything goes according to the challengers' plan, a leadership contest seems likely over the summer
faced a barrage of pressure, Starmer apologised to Epstein’s victims and acknowledged it had been a mistake to appoint Mandelson, saying he had been misled about the extent of the diplomat’s relationship with
UK also represent a threat to the values and ideals that have made this country great. Progressives across our country understand this threat and our responsibility to confront it, but they are increasingly losing faith
facing a perilous 24 hours as allies of [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) said he was prepared to bid for the leadership if the prime minister’s premiership falls apart this week. Starmer was hoping
leaders’ first face-to-face talks six months after reaching a [trade war truce](/economy/2025/10/30/trump-says-xi-agreed-to-one-year-trade-deal-after-amazing-talks). The summit, which was [delayed from March](/news/2026/3/18/trump-delays-meeting-with-chinas-xi-jinping-as-war-on-iran-rages) because of the [US-Israeli war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/12/iran-war-live-trump-slams-iranian-proposal-as-ceasefire-hangs-by-a-thread), comes as Trump
UK should not keep changing prime ministers, warns John Major Britain must not keep changing prime ministers, Sir John Major has warned in a broadside at those who treat politics as a "game show" while
faced losing up to £8,000 a year but the council disputed those figures. Cotton said negotiations had been "challenging and complex," but an improved offer could be made, addressing issues discussed at the Advisory
face a leadership challenge amid 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
leader Kemi Badenoch described the idea as “completely preposterous” and said there was “deliberate dishonesty”. Paul tells me that as much as this is clearly a very significant political story, what really fascinates
leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool British banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous
face, it is likely to shore up Sir Keir's position, in the short term at least. It would allow the prime minister to claim he has the support of his party - and suggest
leader Rhun ap Iorwerth claimed earlier this year that [voters did not expect to see a difference to waiting lists in the first 100 days of a Plaid government.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wxxld9lzo) He has since
challenge to the leadership, but even Sir Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change - and fast. The prime minister is nothing if not a determined man. But can he show
faced a four-hour journey from Llandudno to Cardiff to begin – he hoped – to make plans for his government. Reflecting on the party’s 100 years of campaigning, one party worker told the Guardian: “Politics