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leadership challenge against Starmer, who has continued to come under pressure over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. In recent weeks several Labour ministers have [played down](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/wes-streeting-says-he-does-not-want-keir-starmer-ousted) the possibility
party will lose more than 75% of its seats, or about 1,900. Labour hopes to be able to point to early holds in London, including Westminster and Wandsworth, which were traditionally Tory councils
leadership, despite traditionally being on the left of the political spectrum, has suffered a series of political travails since it battered the incumbent Conservatives in the 2024 UK general election. Indeed, from dealing with internal
leadership again, and hoping that better times come. The problem is, as another senior Labour figure says, "how many times can you press the reset button before people realise it's not connected to anything
2026 that seems out of reach. We meet him leaping off his battle bus in another well-to-do Glasgow suburb, where he's making his repeated plea to voters: "The SNP have
Party (BJP), handed the probe to the federally-controlled National Investigation Agency (NIA). Even without official attribution, many in the valley remain convinced that “attackers from the hills” were behind the April 7 killings
leadership. "Not an immediate departure but a planned, orderly and open transition and an open and transparent contest." Several Welsh Labour MPs have told BBC Wales that they were not expecting a challenge
challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership by tomorrow morning, she will do it herself. She would need the support of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a contest; there is no evidence that she has those
leadership is [travelling across the region](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks) in what some observers have begun calling the “Islamabad Process”, reflecting the government’s attempt to frame negotiations as an ongoing diplomatic effort rather than
party leadership, [the charity has said](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/05/zack-polanski-falsely-claimed-to-be-british-red-cross-spokesperson-charity-says). 2. ***Fuel shortages***| Two million airline seats have been [cut from this month’s schedules](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/airline-seats-cut-jet-fuel-prices) as airlines redraw their operations because of soaring
party over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: US Department of Justice/AFP/Getty Images Peter Mandelson was appointed the UK’s ambassador to Washington in February 2025. He was sacked in September 2025 [after documents released