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Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

Labour MPs and allies of Streeting said they had nothing to do with her plan. However, backers of [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham), the mayor of Greater Manchester, have been trying to persuade West

At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis

party rules - More than 70 Labour MPs have publicly urged Sir Keir to resign immediately or draw up an exit timetable - Miatta Fahnbulleh, a communities minister, earlier become the first member of the government

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

Andy Burnham is attempting to return to parliament and challenge 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

‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

party should be doing instead. The Labour Growth Group, whose chair, Chris Curtis, is an ally of Wes Streeting and called this week for the prime minister to resign, wants a significant rise in capital

Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham

Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer. The Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group

UK ex-health minister says will run to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer

party, which has a big majority in the UK’s parliament, will by default become prime minister. “We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field, and I’ll be standing,” Streeting

Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success

Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election represents a remarkable personal success. Last year in the Runcorn by-election, Labour's vote fell by 14 points. Four months ago in Gorton & Denton

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Labour will lose the Welsh Senedd to Plaid Cymru, and even potentially come third behind the Scottish National party and Reform [in Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales), has already been priced in. Starmer will

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner in front. He is less popular with Labour members, who [put him fourth](https://www.survation.com/keir-starmers-replacement-andy-burnhams-prospects-among-labour-members-and-the-general-public/) behind Burnham, Rayner and Ed Miliband. Streeting announced on Thursday that he was [resigning

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

party is already hacked off with the chatter around whether Starmer can survive, as one senior councillor tells me: "Every time you check your phones there is another intervention from Andy [Burnham] or some more

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Andy Burnham. Burnham is seen as a potential challenger to Sir Keir, who blocked him from standing to become an MP earlier this year, so some MPs are thought to be biding their time until

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

Andy Burnham will attempt to return to the Commons as an MP, after Wes Streeting resigned as health secretary saying he had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham). Of the Labour MPs who were back on the constituency’s doorsteps in Hindley Green and Winstanley, just after an intensive local election campaign, many said the fight feels existential

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, who is not in parliament. The Guardian [reported on Saturday](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/mps-from-labours-left-to-urge-ed-miliband-to-consider-leadership-bid) that MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Miliband to consider a leadership

Starmer’s top advisers knew about ‘indefensible’ journalists’ probe, documents reveal

party,” he said. “This was an appalling attack on public interest investigative journalism.” Labour said it supported press freedom: Labour Together recently changed its name to ThinkLabour. Alison Phillips, its chief executive, said the organisation

Henry Zeffman: PM puts himself back in the game for now

Andy Burnham who is not currently an MP. Others want the prime minister out now because they back Streeting. So, will Streeting go for it? He did not rise to the prime minister's bait

How quickly could Andy Burnham become the UK’s prime minister?

Andy Burnham’s [seismic victory in Makerfield](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-byelection-paving-way-labour-leadership-challenge), his prospects of becoming prime minister in short order look significantly higher than they did 24 hours ago. But there are many variables in that

Rejoining customs union would not fix damage caused by Brexit, research finds

Labour’s manifesto promises not to rejoin the single market or customs union, or accept the free movement of people. More recently, potential leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have both suggested they would

Pro-Palestine activists believe ‘sea change’ coming in Labour’s approach to Middle East

Andy Burnham, have in the past urged Labour to do more to support Palestine. In the debates so far both have refused to describe Israel’s actions as genocide, although Streeting has accused [Israel

Farage suddenly returns to political stage – but dodges questions about £5m gift

party Restore Britain, which lies even further to the right. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The Guardian was not invited to the press conference and was told on arrival that it would not be permitted