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

Keir Starmer is replaced later this year, saying she is the only candidate who can safeguard the country’s finances. The backbench lobbying push comes amid a broader tussle among [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

leadership contest, so if that is running, I would seek to join it. But I'd have to persuade members of the Parliamentary Labour Party to do the same." Clearly Burnham is desperate

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 and the country [in his resignation letter.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8p7p83vdzo) But he stops short

Keir Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong in make-or-break leadership speech

Keir Starmer has said he will prove his doubters wrong as he warned Labour was facing “very dangerous opponents” in a make-or-break speech, with leadership rivals on the brink of a challenge. Starmer

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

Keir said in his speech that incremental change won’t cut it. But we’ve been in power almost two years. If he really understood the scale of response needed, he’d have talked about

UK borrowing costs hit highest for 18 years as uncertainty over PM continues

Starmer. The effective interest rate on borrowing over 10 years briefly hit 5.13%, near levels last seen during the 2008 global financial crisis. Financial markets have been on edge due to fears higher oil prices

Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful

Keir Starmer and the UK more generally have gone wrong](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump) is here to remind you. Several times. “I led the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party for 13 years and through three general

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections. [Lucy Powell](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lucy-powell) told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8a81d3959efd2be33393a45aa91ba4fd4288620f/646_0_6880_5504/master/6880.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Starmer, Rayner and Andy Burnham on a visit to a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne on 13 April. Photograph: Paul Ellis/Reuters The idea has, however, been

Catherine West backs down from Starmer challenge but urges him to go by September

Keir Starmer’s leadership, has changed course and said she instead wants the prime minister to set a timetable of September for his departure. West, the MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet and a former

Thames Water investors say temporary nationalisation would slow its recovery

Andy Burnham to put key utilities under public control](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/andy-burnham-energy-water-under-public-control-keir-starmer). As Keir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be fading, the Greater Manchester mayor suggested at the weekend that the renationalisation

UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham has said UK net migration "needs to fall further", after new government figures showed it had almost halved since 2024. Labour's by-election candidate in Makerfield said people on the doorstep have

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Starmer that "deeds, not words matter". Communities Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh and Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones have also resigned. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is also among those calling for him to set a date

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

Andy Burnham would be returning to Westminster before the bubbles of anxiety about Sir Keir Starmer would be visible again. The prime minister had sought to seize this brief opportunity to project direction and delivery

What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership?

Keir Starmer’s speech and press conference on Monday morning was almost universally billed as his final chance to save his premiership. Was it enough? And what – if anything – did he actually offer

Reform investigates whether Makerfield candidate’s sexist posts were costly

leadership hopeful and its own candidate, the local plumber Robert Kenyon. Canvassers from different parties reported that voters highlighted sexist and lewd social media posts by Kenyon, which emerged during the campaign, with women

A political nerd’s guide to Britain’s by-election

Keir Starmer’s Labour government is on its knees. Starmer has had a miserable time [since winning a landslide](https://www.politico.eu/article/politics-boring-keir-starmer-joe-biden-united-kingdom-america-election/) general election two years ago. He is historically unpopular, and Labour has collapsed

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

Keir Starmer’s authority as prime minister feels terminally undermined after calls from MPs and departing ministers to step down, he remains inside No 10 – for now. So how, and when, might he be removed

‘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

‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

leadership race would move too fast for the mayor, with [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) expected to start an accelerated process this week. “It’s a big shit cocktail. We’re all doomed,” they said