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

Keir Starmer when the contest is triggered. Starmer’s government has been on the edge, with the United Kingdom leader facing calls for resignation

Chris Mason: What John Healey's resignation means

resignation letter](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjx64yl7z9o) and they amount to a devastating – and recurring – critique of Sir Keir Starmer's government

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government

UK PM Starmer set to meet rival Streeting amid pledge to carry on governing

governing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fighting for his political survival after dozens of his own MPs called for him to resign

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

Five questions left unanswered by the Mandelson files

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, who resigned following Lord Mandelson's sacking after mounting scrutiny over his role in pushing for the peer's appointment. McSweeney reported his government

Starmer to meet Streeting on Wednesday as leadership crisis divides Labour

Keir Starmer is to meet Health Secretary Wes Streeting, one of his potential leadership challengers, on Wednesday morning, as his government faces an attempt by Labour MPs to oust him from

UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF but risks remain

Keir Starmer to resign last week, Reeves warned her fellow Labour MPs that "putting our stability at risk when signs of progress are emerging would leave families and businesses worse off". The government

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

resigned as defence secretary](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-defence-secretary-military-spending), a job he had held – whether in government or its shadow equivalent – from the moment Keir Starmer

Josh Simons stood down for Burnham as Labour was 'imploding'

government needs to change," he said. Simons' decision came as Labour MPs began calling for Sir Keir Starmer to set a timetable to quit his job following Labour's disastrous showing in the local elections

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split

Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door | John Crace

government frontbench. His expression gave nothing away as [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) and Kemi Badenoch blamed one another for spending too much on welfare and not enough on defence. In hindsight, he was possibly

Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

Keir Starmer to resign as he quit the cabinet last week, warned [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs that drifting on with Starmer in charge risked a Joe Biden situation that would usher in a Reform

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

resign? British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ruling Labour Party have suffered [heavy early losses](/news/2026/5/5/starmers-referendum-how-local-elections-could-expose-a-fractured-uk) in local and regional [elections](/news/2026/5/7/uk-voters-head-to-the-polls-in-local-elections), counting shows so far, demonstrating deep voter anger with his government

Online safety campaigners reveal Starmer frustrations after Phillips exit

Keir Starmer’s lack of leadership on blocking child abuse images on children’s phones, speaking out after [Jess Phillips](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/jess-phillips) resigned from the government

Starmer to face Commons grilling at PMQs as Streeting plans resignation speech – UK politics live

resignation speech – UK politics live Good morning. PMQs is back, and there are at least two obvious issues for [Kemi Badenoch](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/kemi-badenoch) to raise when she faces Keir Starmer. ***What Tories calls Starmer

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

Keir Starmer says he was not told about. On Friday, Starmer said he was “absolutely furious” and described the situation as “totally unacceptable”. But the episode has once again raised questions about his political judgment

Labour must be bolder or it will lose, says Wes Streeting

resigned last week](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/wes-streeting-quits-cabinet-and-calls-on-starmer-to-resign) and called on Keir Starmer to quit as prime minister. It had been expected he would launch a formal leadership challenge, but he seemingly failed to get the necessary

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/appointment-peter-mandelson-new-uk-ambassador-to-us-divides-labour-mps), a Labour peer and veteran of successive governments, as ambassador in Washington

Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting