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More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system

Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system More than 60 MPs are calling for a rethink of the UK's first-past-the-post voting system, which they have labelled "broken". They

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

system of Labour and the Conservatives has been smashed, with Reform taking the most votes, and the Greens, Conservatives, Labour and the centrist Liberal Democrats bunched up behind. While Starmer does not have to face

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Reform in a more proportional voting system. Members of Labour’s national executive committee, [which blocked Burnham from standing in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/25/andy-burnham-blocked-from-byelection-race-by-labour-ruling-committee), told the Guardian there

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

Labour MPs have since [followed suit](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c362573l4gdo). But in an interview [on Sunday](https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/keir-starmer-i-want-10-years-in-no-10-and-will-fight-my-challengers), Starmer described his government as a "10-year project of renewal", and said he planned to lead

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

voting system, although Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas said on Tuesday that he thought it was possible for his party to achieve it. After polls closed on Thursday night, Labour's Irranca-Davies said

In the UK, Muslim votes are treated as a problem to be managed

voting patterns, away from traditional support for Labour and towards the Greens and independents in particular, show clearly that no community’s support can be taken for granted. When voters feel overlooked or dismissed, they

‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform makes huge election gains?

Labour MPs make a challenge [to his premiership] happen,” he noted. “Recovery becomes ever less likely for the prime minister with each defeat and setback.”  Election staff count

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

system into a multi-party democracy, in what analysts say is one of the biggest transformations in British politics in the last century. The once-dominant Labour and Conservative parties are losing large numbers

Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live

vote was not decided by what he said. There seems to be little chance that Keir Starmer may be finished off by what happens in the Commons today. Since the revelations in the Guardian last

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

systems that top-up votes. This election Surrey county council and its district councils are being combined into two new unitary authorities — the current county council is shown on the map. In London, every councillor

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

Reform campaign there, and especially a focus on the town’s dark legacy of grooming gangs. Burnham’s allies had previously been confident they had potential seats in St Helens and Warrington, but the MPs

Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say

MPs and without an obvious successor. One ally said: “It’s impossible to underscore how perilous this is. I would give Andy a 45% chance of winning, maybe a bit more than that

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

MPs to [water down a package of cuts](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2zyvypmeeo). This bill would restrict some benefits, including banning under 22s from claiming incapacity benefits. Further changes to disability benefits are due to come later

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

system will face the full force of the law, including removal from the UK." 5 hours ago [Home Office](/news/topics/c4e71xw4dkzt) [Refugees and asylum seekers](/news/topics/cg41ylwvxmdt) --- [![Chris Mason in front

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

vote in the ballot box, you face a clear choice,” he said. “Progress and a better future for the community you call home, with a [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) council working with a Labour government

Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds

Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) voters, 91% of Conservative voters, 95% of Green voters and 86% of Reform voters, pointing to one of the clearest indicators of cross-party political consensus in the UK. The survey

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

Labour fared very badly, there is an outside chance this second place could become first. One party strategist said: “It’s not something we’re necessarily expecting this time – it’s more likely

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job

MPs as the party's best chance of recovery, after months of languishing in the polls and a devastating set of election results. The only problem? He's not an MP - a requirement to stand

Is it harder than ever to be prime minister?

system provides significant power to a government with a majority," he says. "That this majority has not been deployed [to drive through change] to date is a failure of leadership rather than being indicative

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage. He described the Clacton MP as “not just a grifter, he is a chancer”, and said Farage had “fled the scene” after Brexit had made Britain poorer. “It sounded