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Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control

results were ominous for several of the party’s big beasts. In Wigan, the constituency of the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) won all but one of the 25 seats

Don’t let Farage and Reform divide us, Labour’s Sarwar urges Holyrood leaders

Keir Starmer’s future as Labour leader and batted away questions about his own position, saying: “I’ve got a job to do and I intend to do it.” He said: “If we think

Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens

Starmer over funding for the military. Al Carns resigned on Thursday evening, writing to Sir Keir to tell him the government's defence investment plan (DIP) was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded". It came

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), has said officials were under pressure from Downing Street to get Mandelson to Washington, but said the pressure did not influence his decision to grant him clearance. Robbins has said

Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers

Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. While Burnham is the favourite, Reform is his challenger and there is a realistic possibility that Restore’s splitting of the rightwing vote could be the difference. The approach

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

Keir Starmer faces the prospect of being ousted later this year if a key rival in Manchester can pull off a win in a [special parliamentary vote next week](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/08/political-nerd-guide-britain-by-elections-00952829?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=941e23df-1456-4f70-94bd-d17f14d18a4c). President Donald Trump

Starmer loyalist warns against ‘copying Tories’ but admits PM is unpopular

Keir Starmer’s closest allies in the cabinet has conceded that the prime minister is “unpopular” but has insisted Labour should not repeat the same pattern of changing leaders that damaged the Conservatives. The housing

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

election results would concentrate some peoples’ minds [but] until you’ve got something lined up, you haven’t. “There’s been a couple of near misses but it’s difficult because it depends how colleagues

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

elections across England, Scotland and Wales, one of Starmer’s lesser-known MPs did her best to light the spark on a contest. If this was one of the more unpredictable weeks in recent

Labour-supporting unions predict Starmer will not lead party into next election

Keir Starmer will not lead his party into the next general election, Labour-supporting unions have predicted, in an intervention that threatens to further destabilise the prime minister after a damaging few days

Keir Starmer aides ‘war gaming’ over leadership contest with Andy Burnham

Keir’s not going without a fight. Our plan is to be more [Harry Truman](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26661213) and less [Joe Biden](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jan/18/biden-presidency-legacy-trump-election).” Steve Reed, one of the cabinet ministers most loyal

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

Keir’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to Washington even though everybody knew it was high risk. This week could go either way,” one said. Starmer said on Sunday he would make it “crystal clear

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

Keir** **S****tarmer** Despite feverish leadership speculation, and Starmer’s rock-bottom public approval ratings, the most likely scenario remains that he stumbles on. The quiet, loyal majority of the parliamentary [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour)

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers of his leadership rivals Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime

Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?

resulting in an operator being nationalised roughly every three months, is gradually bringing an end to a privatised system that critics argue has been overly fragmented and focused on profit, to the detriment of passenger

Keir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable, paving way for Burnham premiership - UK politics live

result of his own referendum, another three Tory PMs were forced out by their own MPs (Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss) and another was forced out by the electorate (Rishi Sunak). Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday

Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) to become Labour leader

‘An hour of abuse thrown at me’: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup

Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street on 13 May with his wife, Victoria, whom he has described as ‘his rock’. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock It was on the evening of Saturday 25 June in 2016, a couple

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

Keir Starmer does so while pleading with his party, in public and in private, to cut out all the chat about his future and who might replace him. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is travelling

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

Labour party suffered [heavy losses in local elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/07/elections-2026-local-scotland-wales-reform-green-labour-conservatives-live-news-updates) at the expense of Nigel Farage’s Reform party gains, while the Greens appeared to be struggling to convert increased votes into seats