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British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is facing increasing pressure to set a date for his departure after elections across much of the country resulted in massive losses for his ruling Labour party. With

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

challenge since its advent in the 1920s." He added: "The basic assumptions of British politics - there isn't enough space for a party to the right of the Tories or the left of Labour - have

Henry Zeffman: PM puts himself back in the game for now

Starmer said to the cabinet today, at the start of what was - let's remember - just its standard weekly scheduled meeting. The prime minister's message was spoken to a full meeting of 28 cabinet

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

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

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Keir Starmer’s leadership. Barring a drastic change in fortunes, Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland)

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Keir Starmer (center) and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (right) meet with BAE system apprentices as they look at a submarine model during a joint visit on March 20 in Barrow-in-Furness, United

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership by tomorrow morning, she will do it herself. She would need the support of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a contest; there is no evidence that she has those

The anti-Semitism smear that ruined Corbyn’s Labour now targets the Greens

Keir Starmer, it managed to secure just four seats in parliament. But the party’s fortunes began to change rapidly in the Starmer era. With the Conservatives and the Labour government now reduced

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government. It is understood Mahmood is in the minority in the cabinet over whether Sir Keir should

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills

leadership, Sir Keir Starmer has said he will "get on with governing" and the speech outlines his agenda for the next parliamentary session. Here, BBC correspondents analyse some of the potential new bills Sir Keir

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

Keir Starmer, for Olly Robbins, and for the wider intelligence and security establishment – all of which is just starting to pan out. --- **What actually happened?** After Labour’s July 2024 election victory, Mandelson quickly

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

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

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through