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

Keir is on the international stage focusing on ensuring that Trump doesn't wipe out the hard-fought progress the government has made on the cost of living crisis," they told

Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections

Keir got wrong … It does speak to an era, some people call it ‘the boys club’, but a culture there in Downing Street, in our politics. “There has been quite a big move away from

Smiles and wonder: How the US reacted to King Charles

Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer needed the monarchy to do what only the king could do," the editorial said. The King's comments in Congress and at the White House's lavish banquet on Tuesday

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

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 and raising new doubts about

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

Keir Starmer’s authority had been damaged before these elections … and there must come a point when the self-interest of Labour MPs make a challenge [to his premiership] happen,” he noted. “Recovery becomes ever

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Opinion polling suggests the results could reflect the increasing fragmentation of British politics, with voters' support spread across a wider range of parties in England, Scotland and Wales. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party

Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief

Labour defence minister and Nato secretary general, highlighted Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran, his decision to levy tariffs on traditional allies and, “most jarringly”, the threat to wrest Greenland from Denmark. “All of these

Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

Starmer told the House of Commons three times that "full due process" was followed during the peer's appointment. The prime minister says that at the time, he was unaware that the Foreign Office