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leadership contest that is expected to follow](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/will-starmer-go-and-if-so-how-four-scenarios-in-the-battle-for-no-10), Nandy insisted the prime minister, Keir Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually
leadership challenge, the figure was £3.4bn higher than forecast by City economists and the Office for Budget Responsibility. Rising borrowing costs on financial markets drove the UK’s debt interest payments
Starmer’s leadership, saying he started to break his promises almost as soon as he became leader. “Keir was elected on a bunch of things he immediately reneged on,” she said. “He does not have
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is defending his legacy with renewed vigour. The last thing anyone expected was for **Tony Blair** to join in. But he has, sort of, with a 5,700-word essay
leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge
Keir Starmer faced a threat to his leadership, his core team [assembled in the cabinet room](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/09/how-the-downing-street-machine-ensured-starmer-survived-to-fight-another-day) and persuaded ministers to fire off a succession of supportive tweets in an attempt to keep
Keir Starmer faces a fight for his political life in the next 24 hours as potential [Labour leadership rivals](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/starmer-faces-perilous-24-hours-streeting-readying-leadership-bid) from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner position themselves for a contest. 2. ***Iran
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) backed away from triggering a contest against the prime minister this week. Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, who will be the political lead for the party in the byelection
challenge failed to materialise. However, his authority with Labour MPs remains weak. Each new resignation attempts to undermine his position. For now, Starmer remains in charge by default. For today’s First Edition, I spoke
Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”. Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning
Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and child safety experts on what the new rules should be. New limits on social media access for children could
Starmer as prime minister. The prime minister is continuing to resist calls to stand down and set a timetable for his departure and is expected to fight any challenge from Burnham or other likely contenders
Keir Starmer to cabinet ministers after Tuesday's cabinet meeting and an offer Streeting took up. It was a very short meeting - under 20 minutes - and we may not know what happened in Number
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north
Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham ahead of the Makerfield by-election. Sir Keir said Labour needed to "all pull together and fight
Starmer's government of having no "coherent plan" for the country and introducing policies that have held back business. In a highly critical essay, the former Labour PM singled out measures including new workers' rights
Keir Starmer, are reportedly being asked to stand aside should the 56-year-old mayor win a by-election. However, just how far outside the establishment is Burnham, what is his background, and what might
leadership contender Wes Streeting – who has often been cast as a Blairite but rejects the label – for ideas on tax and spending that he said had been rejected by serious governments. He said
Keir Starmer is set to face his cabinet as more than 80 Labour MPs have called for him to resign, following the party’s devastating local elections losses last week. The cabinet is said
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