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Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

leadership meeting on Friday, the day before Europe Day. Insiders said it was the first time a European political party had officially invited the UK to rejoin the EU. “Somebody has to trigger the debate

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

Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to the Commons is clearer - but one big hurdle remains

Starmer used his authority and control over Labour's ruling National Executive Committee to block Burnham from standing. This time, Number 10 has indicated it will not seek to block him again. After a week

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?

Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change - and fast. The prime minister is nothing if not a determined man. But can he show he can turn it round? Millions of voters

‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?

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

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

UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.

Keir Starmer being ousted as prime minister — the contest itself serves as an early test of whether the [anti-incumbent anger](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/poll-voter-cynicism-uk-us-starmer-trump-00956725?email_hash=b48fced8515887348e2c2fa9141fd5c27d45eabd&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2026-06-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cordial&utm_term=us-morning-email) that upended Western democracies in 2024 remains a potent force

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

contests there are the Liberal Democrats, there is Reform UK, there is the Green Party of England and Wales and there are often competitive independents too. In the devolved elections, in Wales there is Plaid

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

Keir Starmer came in, there was talk of a ‘partnership in power’ between Cardiff and London, but that’s not what happened,” she says. From the HS2 funding controversy (in 2015, David Cameron’s government

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