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leadership challenge. “I speak to a lot of my fellow MPs, of course I do, all the time, but also council leaders, and they’re sick and tired of all this psychodrama,” he said. “They
saying they "did a good job in this election campaign". Sarwar said his party had failed to cut through the national noise. "This election didn't come down to big ideas. It came down
leadership takes around candidates who have made anti-Semitic remarks.” The conservative press then intensified its smear campaign against Polanski, with The Telegraph publishing the front-page headline “Polanski is an extremist, says Israel
leadership frenzy, but don't doubt that is on many MPs' minds. Another told me: "It's not possible to put any more nails in his coffin without it being made of nails, but this
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
leadership](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk), with Labour trailing behind Reform UK in opinion polls in recent months. In response to the early results, Starmer said he would take responsibility for the outcome but indicated that he would
leadership election.” They said Starmer had a “great legacy” and had brought the party back together after the fractious Jeremy Corbyn years: “He’s got the chance now to bring the party back together again
saying](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/07/keir-starmer-says-hugely-talented-angela-rayner-will-return-to-cabinet) he would welcome it. He and Rayner reportedly discussed the idea when they both visited a school this month. . The report from UCL’s Policy Lab, using research from the eminent pollster Stan Greenberg, suggested voters felt that Starmer had a “discomfort” with progressive values. Key fights that
leadership in question. “I think the very best thing the prime minister could do now is address the nation tomorrow and set out a timetable for his departure,” the local Labour MP, Jonathan Brash, [told
challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet
Starmer says the U.K. must upgrade its military in response to threats from Russia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4826x4826+1150+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F86%2F7ac91f424d378beae56d4a2a868b%2Fgettyimages-2205375850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5421217/britain-military-spending-ukraine-trump-russia) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Why the U.K. prime minister is calling for a bigger military to face Russia
challenge; the case for Starmer deliberately misleading MPs [is flimsy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/27/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-inquiry-speaker-shoplifting-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69ef43ed8f08cdba1e3f9b68#block-69ef43ed8f08cdba1e3f9b68), and the comparison to Johnson is wide of the mark. Labour is saying the vote today is just a stunt ahead
Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure
challenge of convincing shipowners that it is safe to pass through the strait, especially with Iran’s decentralised military doctrine, which permits its military commanders significant freedom to operate independently of its country’s rulers
challenge. One long-standing Labour MP has his take: "Keir Starmer is basically dead, isn't he? And because people think it is inevitable that he won't lead us into the next election, there
leadership is shaky to say the least. Add in the political uncertainty nationally and what will happen in the local election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party