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

Keir Starmer told me he hoped the scheme would lead to people saving money on ID checks when taking on big financial commitments like a mortgage – needless to say, this did not go down very

Tuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemma

Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, arriving in Geneva before the G7 meeting. Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street There isn’t a lot of agreement about what Starmer has got right in government

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

Keir Starmer’s cabinet](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign), it set off a bombshell ; outwardly, things did not look hopeful. Streeting had not launched a leadership bid, and Burnham still ostensibly had no seat in Westminster from

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job

Starmer. It is not a done deal. Sir Keir has said he will not seek to block Burnham from standing in Josh Simons' Makerfield constituency. But he will still need to be selected

Almost 200 sanctioned Russia-linked ships have entered UK waters despite warning

prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests. In March, Sir Keir Starmer announced that British armed forces "are now able to board sanctioned vessels that are passing through

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure

Monday briefing: What’s next for no-drama Starmer as his ‘political challenges’ pile up?

Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham at a Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal in 2024. Photograph: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images Yesterday morning, Peter [wrote an article](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/21/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-departure-as-prime-minister-on-monday) predicting Starmer would

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron look off camera](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d24c4622f1398b4beab2622f99becebbfcf209f7/0_0_3412_1919/master/3412.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer may be facing the final days of his premiership after less than two years, while Macron is about to leave the Élysée Palace

'Britain at the heart of Europe': How Starmer's plans are going down in the EU

Keir Starmer. Following the massive slap in the face [he got from voters last week in local elections](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz62dwe30wdo), he launched a bid this morning to save his political life. In what