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Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election One of Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he would lead his party

Starmer ally admits prime minister is ‘unpopular’ but warns of ‘chaos’ if leadership contest triggered – UK politics live

ally of **Keir Starmer,** has been on the media round this morning urging Labour colleagues to put the “country first, party

Leadership rules should ‘not be tweaked’ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says

Labour party leadership](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labourleadership) contests should “not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party’s National Executive Committee has said. With the [health secretary preparing to launch

Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs

party. There has been a volley of briefings since Labour’s terrible results in elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and English councils, often attributed to “allies” or “supporters” of Keir Starmer

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

Starmer's 'Mr Rules' persona - as one ally says: "It's so painful to Keir, who prides himself to be a person of integrity - and this is just wiping that away in the eyes

Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting preparing for leadership bid

Keir Starmer is facing a perilous 24 hours as allies of [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) said he was prepared to bid for the leadership if the prime minister’s premiership falls apart this week

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

Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has pledged to challenge if elected, but also the viability of the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) party as a whole. The prime minister spent the weekend at Chequers considering his political

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

ally Josh Simons on Thursday, after other contenders to replace [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) backed away from triggering a contest against the prime minister this week. Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, who will

Starmer holds brief meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis

Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”. Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning

Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise

Keir Starmer. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images However, the prime minister’s fragile authority has been further weakened by the resignation of four ministers – three of them close allies of Streeting – in what appeared

Starmer loyalist warns against ‘copying Tories’ but admits PM is unpopular

Keir Starmer’s closest allies in the cabinet has conceded that the prime minister is “unpopular” but has insisted Labour should not repeat the same pattern of changing leaders that damaged the Conservatives. The housing

Potential leadership challengers jostle for positions as PM's allies warn of 'chaos'

allies of the Health Secretary Wes Streeting who expect his challenge to Sir Keir Starmer to now be imminent, but with his rivals briefing that he has struggled to get the numbers of backers

Lonely at the top: who are Keir Starmer’s allies as daunting May elections loom?

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) needs real allies. And here, at least, there is something to feel positive about. If you talk to most [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) MPs, Starmer most likely will not lead

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside Andy Burnham’s hopes of returning to Westminster were dealt a blow on Tuesday as the Merseyside MP whose seat

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

ally of Starmer and a founding member of the [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) Together thinktank that catapulted him to power, was right, of course: no one has formally challenged the prime minister, let alone ousted

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Labour leader could’ve won the [last] election, so they don’t give Keir credit for it, and think they can plot and say we should replace him. They’re wrong.” A second cabinet minister

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Party insiders were closely watching councils including Lambeth, Lewisham and Haringey. Despite Labour’s losses, allies of Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham, two of Starmer’s potential leadership rivals, said they would keep their counsel

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

Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

Labour ranks many MPs are sanguine, reflecting frustration at a tight approach to tax and spending under Starmer, despite the party’s plunging poll ratings and [dire showing in elections across Britain last week

UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat

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