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Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party has seemed to inhabit three parallel worlds over the past fortnight. There is a prime minister celebrating good news on the economy and lower migration figures and breezily insisting
Starmer as a Foreign Office minister last year, telling the BBC that in the event of no other challengers, she would ask colleagues on Monday to back her as a way of starting a contest
Keir Starmer on Thursday](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/wes-streeting-prepares-to-launch-leadership-challenge-against-keir-starmer), if he can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest, allies of Burnham have warned against a “coronation” for Wes Streeting as the next prime
News. “Let me be really clear – Keir Starmer remains the most resilient person I know in my life. I spoke to him twice yesterday. He has a strength of character, a fighting experience. There will
Starmer** insists he will not give up without a fight. He has given [an interview to the Observer](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/keir-starmer-i-want-10-years-in-no-10-and-will-fight-my-challengers) and he told the paper that he was engaged in a “10-year project
Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership challenge amid calls from parliamentarians for him to step down following the Labour Party’s stunning loss in local elections. Backbencher Labour MP Catherine West urged cabinet
Keir Starmer** for the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) leadership if he becomes an MP, but the prime minister has said he will be out campaigning in support of Burnham ahead of the vote
Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he would lead his party into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign. The prime minister is “listening to colleagues
support. For today’s First Edition, I spoke with Guardian US live news editor ***Chris Michael*** about how the fallout from the conflict with Iran has affected the domestic fortunes of the US president
Labour if it removes Sir Keir Starmer, an incumbent premier with a bigger parliamentary majority than his transformative predecessor Clement Attlee won in 1945. What is driving this narrative? Why is the UK churning through
Labour, including self-deprecating ones from the man himself. So while his allies played down the prospect of a bid [as recently as the weekend](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/mps-from-labours-left-to-urge-ed-miliband-to-consider-leadership-bid), this was largely in the hope that
news*** | Nine in 10 UK millionaires are proud to live in Britain and three-quarters would be [willing to pay more tax](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/13/three-quarters-uk-millionaires-willing-pay-more-tax-research-finds) to ensure public assets get the funding they need, according
supporters have been urging MPs to back her if Keir Starmer is replaced later this year, saying she is the only candidate who can safeguard the country’s finances. The backbench lobbying push comes amid
support for the US president in a number of posts, telling another X user: “Trump is very popular, just not in your liberal circle.” Labour and Reform are favourites for the byelection, but they face
Keir Starmer to face a Commons committee to examine whether the prime minister misled parliament as the government’s crisis surrounding the appointment of [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) as ambassador to Washington continues. Karl
support independent in general election**  Democrat Cindy Burbank and the independent, Dan Osborn. Photograph: Cindy Burbank campaign and Getty Images Cindy Burbank, a Democratic challenger
supported every leader of the Labour party. They’ve had my full loyalty. **Keir Starmer has got my loyalty,** full loyalty, until the day he no longer wishes to serve.” His remarks came after
Keir Starmer, even though voters have given the party a “real kicking” at the ballot box and people feel “bitterly let down”, the education secretary, [Bridget Phillipson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/bridget-phillipson), has said. Phillipson said [Labour
Keir Starmer’s successor apparent. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters She began by saying that if no one in the cabinet was willing to seek the 81 nominations needed to kickstart a leadership race, she would. This
Keir Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually think this is just a bit odd. I listened to what