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Keir Starmer.** Less than two years ago, he was celebrating a landslide general election victory and was seemingly set to dominate British politics for years to come. Now he has been ejected from power

Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live

Keir Starmer may be finished off by what happens in the Commons today. Since the revelations in the Guardian last week about [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) in effect failing security vetting for his appointment

Starmer holds brief meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis

Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign

Labour likely to win next election with Burnham as leader, say party members – UK politics live

Keir Starmer delivered a [“put up or shut up” message to his critics](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a02eb2b8f081516e2507e9a#block-6a02eb2b8f081516e2507e9a). Wes Streeting, his leading opponent, decided to do neither – declining to launch a leadership bid, but going public with

‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit

Keir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation

Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he would lead his party into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign

John Healey’s departure is less of a surprise than it might seem

resigned as defence secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-defence-secretary-military-spending), a job he had held – whether in government or its shadow equivalent – from the moment Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

Keir Starmer and his Labour party suffered major losses in elections held across Britain last week, resulting in multiple calls for Starmer to resign

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Keir Starmer says he was not told about. On Friday, Starmer said he was “absolutely furious” and described the situation as “totally unacceptable”. But the episode has once again raised questions about his political judgment

‘A shift has taken place’: Starmer faces the music after weekend of reflection

Keir Starmer was reportedly put under pressure by his cabinet to set out plans to step down. Photograph: Kin Cheung/PA Some ministers who had previously been loyal to Starmer warned him on Friday they would

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/23/karl-turner-former-labour-mp-calls-starmer-face-commons-committee-mandelson-vetting), and the wider Labour party, and would be likely to amplify already loud calls for him to resign

Olly Robbins is just the latest: a guide to the high-profile exits under Starmer’s tenure

Keir Starmer’s two-year tenure as prime minister. Here we take a look at some of the most high-profile resignations

Online safety campaigners reveal Starmer frustrations after Phillips exit

Keir Starmer’s lack of leadership on blocking child abuse images on children’s phones, speaking out after [Jess Phillips](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/jess-phillips) resigned

Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears

Keir Starmer insists he will fight to stay in No 10, the walls seem to be crumbling around him, especially with Thursday’s resignation

Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace

Keir for him to give the tech bros three months notice before introducing legislation. Three months he may not have. Starmer is also trying to create a legacy out of his defence investment plan, although

Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

Keir Starmer wearing a dark suit outside No 10](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8d7657f779522e9acd6a432dbe2d939c7eb90453/0_0_2238_1492/master/2238.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer leaves No 10 to head to Westminster for the king’s speech. It was around this time that briefings from Streeting

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM

Keir Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime minister is facing calls to resign

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

Keir Starmer. His decision to appoint Mandelson in December 2024 has cast a shadow over his premiership and led to repeated calls for his resignation

PM insists he will not walk away as Burnham promises to change Labour

Keir Starmer has repeated his insistence that he will "not walk away" from the job of prime minister despite more than a week of turbulence in his party, which saw five of his ministers resign

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split