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Keir Starmer is 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
party for suggesting the scale of antisemitism under his leadership was overstated and barring him from standing as a Labour candidate. He initially struggled to make an impact as Labour leader, after winning the contest
leadership contest triggered – UK politics live From Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. > double quotation markHousing secretary **Steve Reed,** a close ally of **Keir Starmer,** has been on the media
Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit More than 60 MPs have called on [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers
Labour first minister Eluned Morgan. In London, the Greens took several councils across the capital, a [sign of growing progressive disillusionment](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/greens-unseat-labour-to-win-mayoral-election-in-hackney-zoe-garbett) in Keir Starmer’s party. Among members, the poll found Burnham
leadership of the party against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been badly damaged by disastrous local election results last month. Burnham was last an MP for the constituency of Leigh until May 2017. Since
Keir Starmer to set a timetable to quit his job following Labour's disastrous showing in the local elections last week and growing backbench discontentment with his leadership. On Thursday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned
Keir Starmer for his position.Starmer and his Labour Party [suffered significant losses in local and regional elections](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/10/nx-s1-5817491/uk-elections-keir-starmer-resign-reform-green) last week, highlighting the increasing unpopularity of Starmer's leadership
Keir Starmer's leadership. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, said he would seek permission to run for Labour in Makerfield after Labour MP Josh Simons said he would resign to make
Keir Starmer after convincingly winning the [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection), paving the way for his return to Westminster and a likely tilt at the Labour leadership. The outgoing mayor of [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com
Labour’s leadership shenanigans, a new chapter in the relationship between Cardiff and the UK government opened. After claiming power in this month’s elections, [Plaid Cymru](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/plaid-cymru) has wasted no time
Starmer's leadership. In a letter to the prime minister, he criticised Sir Keir's leadership as the reason for the party's dire election results a few days earlier, saying Labour
Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would not make a similar mistake again. Powell, who called for Keir Starmer to be more explicitly progressive during
Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street. First, Burnham must defeat his main rival in Makerfield, local plumber Robert Kenyon, who is standing for Reform UK, an insurgent party
leadership bid after Starmer issued a ‘put up or shut up’ ultimatum to his cabinet. Streeting was due to hold talks with Starmer on Wednesday, at which he was expected to talk candidly about
leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force a race has sparked a frantic scramble
Keir Starmer vowed to remain as prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/keir-starmer-local-election-losses-labour) despite the Labour party losing hundreds of council seats across England. Investors calculated that some of the intense pressure on Starmer’s leadership
leadership 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
Keir Starmer? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio 4's PM programme immediately raised eyebrows around Westminster. Plenty of Labour MPs from across the party have told us they didn
Party insiders were closely watching councils including Lambeth, Lewisham and Haringey. Despite Labour’s losses, allies of Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham, two of Starmer’s potential leadership rivals, said they would keep their counsel