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Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

Keir Starmer. “This is a final chance to change,” he said. “This is what people said directly to me on the hundreds of doorsteps that I stood on. We must hear it, we must

‘Astonishing’ win for Andy Burnham puts pressure on Starmer to step aside

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) has stuck for several weeks. “Although, that might depend on the size of the majority.” In the end, [Andy Burnham’s majority](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-byelection-paving-way-labour-leadership-challenge) was so convincing that allies

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?

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 he can turn it round? Millions of voters

Talk of Starmer staying on to fight is fading - fast

Keir Starmer fighting is fading, his exit seems more likely as the weekend goes on. The prime minister is at his country retreat, Chequers, spending time with his wife. The man coming

How Trump acolytes seized on UK teen’s killing to push anti-immigration agenda

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, refrained from criticizing Vance directly. But a statement from his office issued in the wake of his X post referred to unnamed people “trying to [interfere](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/05/keir-starmer-questions-henry-nowak-case-two-tier-policing-claim)

Does UK’s new far-right party, Restore, pose a threat to Farage’s Reform?

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 that year, he has served

Facing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to them

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 that is also aiming to win power

The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found

Keir Starmer as PM if he can get himself back into Parliament, might make a difference. But the overwhelming mood during the 90-minute conversation in the Golden Lion pub was one of deep cynicism

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Starmer's job, Health Secretary Wes Streeting. The Secretary State for Housing, Steve Reed, completes the quartet of powerful London MPs in the Cabinet. A significant percentage of the party's activists, and the members

Why UK’s Makerfield by-election matters far beyond one parliamentary seat

Keir Starmer for the leadership of the ruling Labour Party. Starmer is facing mounting pressure to step aside following dismal council election results last month and this week’s resignation of Secretary of State