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Reeves makes case to remain as chancellor with reports Burnham may favour Miliband

Labour party, with Burnham having launched his campaign for Makerfield on a pledge to challenge Starmer’s leadership

Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?

Starmer to go. More than 100 signed a letter yesterday opposinga leadership contest. So far, it appears to exceed the number of Labour MPs calling for him to quit. How a leadership contest would work

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

Labour figure said to me "everyone in Wales is saying this is all Starmer's fault". But others do fret about the downsides of a leadership race while the party

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

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

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

party Reform UK gaining 382 seats by 9am local time (06:00 GMT). The election is seen as a [key test of Starmer’s leadership](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk), with Labour

In Britain, Brexit is debated again as Starmer’s grip on power slips

Starmer, has called Brexit a “catastrophic mistake”, suggesting the UK rejoin the bloc to help “rebuild our economy and trade”. But some among the Labour leadership have shunned the Brexit debate. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

Labour left, as he launches a shadow campaign for the party leadership, saying he has “beaten the odds” throughout his life and can do so again. The former health secretary, who called on Keir Starmer

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

party. "We'd love Starmer to stay there" she said but added: "For the sake of the country... Labour should change their leader." Health Secretary Wes Streeting, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Greater

How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?

leadership contest, to whether Keir Starmer is quickly ready to accept the likelihood of his political demise. --- ## The fastest: Burnham in No 10 within days The Labour party

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

Labour MP who had surprised almost everyone by announcing a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership on Saturday, has changed course. Instead of an immediate change, she wants the prime minister to set a September

Brexit may be back, but Britain needs to know what it wants

Labour party leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign) and the keys to No 10 Downing St, also look like a fairly smart tactical move in the domestic contest to succeed the embattled Keir Starmer

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

Labour MP Catherine West has said if a cabinet minister does not challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

Labour colleagues to put the “country first, party second”, even as he admits the prime minister is **“unpopular”.** When asked by Sky News whether replacing an unpopular prime minister is something the party should consider

PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest

Labour warning over leadership contest Sir Keir Starmer has warned Andy Burnham against launching an immediate challenge to his leadership if he becomes an MP, urging him, and the party

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

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

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Labour government and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, whose leadership has come under pressure in recent months. There has been speculation of a challenge to his leadership should the results prove to be disastrous

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

Leadership contenders were circling. He faced an unlikely stalking horse in backbench MP Catherine West. At the London community centre where he was giving his speech to Labour members, the few senior party figures present

Four key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter

Starmer. The now ex-health secretary is brutal in his assessment of Sir Keir's leadership of the Labour Party

‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?

Labour MPs say they are willing to back Starmer in the event of a challenge to his leadership to give time for Burnham to return, [having been previously blocked from standing at the Gorton

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Labour crashed to [a humiliating defeat](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/hartlepool-byelection-result-labour-starmer-conservatives) in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to [consider resigning](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/17/keir-starmer-reportedly-wanted-to-quit-after-2021-byelection-defeat) as opposition leader. On Thursday night, Starmer’s party