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First Thing: Iran says there is ‘progress’ in talks despite Trump’s coarse threats

Keir Starmer has announced [he will stand down as UK prime minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resigns-as-prime-minister) after days of intense pressure from Labour party MPs, including cabinet ministers, following the return of Greater Manchester mayor Andy

The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found

Keir Starmer as PM if he can get himself back into Parliament, might make a difference. But the overwhelming mood during the 90-minute conversation in the Golden Lion pub was one of deep cynicism

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

Keir Starmer to stay in office. Marie Rimmer, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, said the mayor of [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) had not spoken to her “in years” – and that

‘I’m not going away,’ says Keir Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit

Keir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face

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

Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says

Labour in Scotland. Farage hailed the results a “historic shift in British politics”**.** The Electoral Commission is expected to announce in the coming days whether it will launch a formal investigation into Farage

John Healey’s departure is less of a surprise than it might seem

Keir Starmer became Labour leader. This was, Healey set out, due to Starmer’s unwillingness or inability to overrule the Treasury and secure a sufficiently rapid increase in defence spending, something he said would make

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Keir Starmer since the 2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political landscape and could have repercussions for the prime minister. In what is seen as the first true multiparty battle

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9p84z9wv7o) Labour lost control of the Welsh government to pro-independence Plaid Cymru at the 7 May election, and was pushed into third place

No leadership pressure on Badenoch despite Tory losses

Labour. But despite heavy Conservative losses in England, Scotland and Wales, there is no hint of leadership speculation surrounding Badenoch. That might seem strange for a party that has had such a bad night

Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer). Some backbenchers warned that repeated briefings about how and when the prime minister could be toppled were putting off voters, who similarly had disliked the Conservatives’ repeated shuffling of leaders

At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis

Starmer is holding a crucial cabinet meeting as he fights to stay on as prime minister, less than two years after leading Labour to a landslide election win. It comes amid a revolt among Labour

Celebrations and a swift exit after a Burnham win ‘beyond our wildest dreams’

Keir Starmer?” Hemmed in by cameras, chairs, tables and a whole load of the giggling supporters who had been assembled around him on the turf at Ashton Town FC’s grounds, Burnham picked

No 10 confirms Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete

election. Asked if there had been others lost as a result of disappearing messages – Mandelson declined to pass on information from his phone – the spokesperson said only that Starmer had provided all the information required

Why has the assisted dying bill failed?

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater back in October 2024. It is known as a private member's bill because it was put forward by a backbench MP rather than the government. MPs spent many days debating

No 10 braced for ‘excruciating’ revelations as Mandelson files published – UK politics live

results of a Convergent Opinion poll of 10,000 people who voted in the local elections that was intended to find out why they voted as they did. It shows that 30% of people

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

Chris Mason: Why a coffee is overshadowing the King's Speech

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

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)

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