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Who could challenge Keir Starmer for the UK PM’s job? Meet the candidates

election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may not be far off. In a [make-or-break speech speech](/news/2026/5/11/uks-keir-starmer-faces-likely-challenge-following-labours-election-defeat) on Monday, the leader of the ruling Labour Party said that he remains

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

UK has made significant gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since

Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens

2024 European parliament elections and their ejection from Germany’s governing coalition. Tsetsi insisted the Greens fortunes were rising again, pointing to recent [election results in Denmark](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/mette-frederiksen-leftwing-bloc-fails-win-majority-denmark-election-exit-poll), votes in the UK

'We need to move quickly,' says Labour MP seeking to challenge PM

results, Phillipson said people did not feel the Labour government had "delivered" on the change it promised in the 2024 general election. The Cabinet minister warned that the rise of Reform UK

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

2024 general election. Results across three nations could fundamentally change the political landscape and could have repercussions for the prime minister. In what is seen as the first true multiparty battle, Reform UK

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are poised for a set of results that could fundamentally change the political landscape nationally in Scotland

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

results at this week's elections left his leadership position more vulnerable than ever. At the heart of the speech will be an ambition to put Britain "at the heart of Europe" by seeking closer

‘Astonishing’ win for Andy Burnham puts pressure on Starmer to step aside

2024 general election, Makerfield was the seventh closest result. At the local elections in this constituency, Reform won more than half the vote, with Labour way behind on 23%. Burnham, however, has won the seat

Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain

election result in 2024, with a mandate to bring about change. I'm not going to walk away from that." Starmer suggested that he could offer Burnham a Cabinet post, telling Sky News on Wednesday

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

UK spells trouble for Starmer In 2024, the rejection of incumbents came amid a growing frustration over the cost of living and broader economic anxieties. Whether that backlash was a temporary response — or reflects

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

2024. But less than two years later, Labour lost the most seats of any party in last week's regional elections. While Labour faltered, right-wing populist Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage – a Trump

Badenoch attacks Farage over £5m gift and rules out Tory-Reform pact

election as she ruled out an electoral pact with Reform UK. The Tory leader questioned Farage’s acceptance of the gift from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in the months before he stood

Could ‘king in the north’ become Britain’s new prime minister?

UK, which has ballooned in popularity since the 2024 general election. Yet by the early hours of Friday morning it became clear that Burnham had pulled off a barnstorming victory – taking 55% of the votes

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

UK Labour government offered "so little" to Wales in terms of new powers since it came to power in 2024. Drakeford attacked Welsh Labour MPs in Westminster, arguing the lack of a devolution agenda from

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

2024. 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

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

UK general election, expected to be held by 2029. “Reform will understandably celebrate these results from their campaign, but will have to turn their attention to the more challenging business of governing,” James Mitchell

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

election results for Labour. No leadership challenge has been triggered. Earlier on Thursday former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who is also seen as a potential challenger to Sir Keir, said she had resolved

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

elections. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Although the Tories also anticipate tough results, they could retake control of Wandsworth council and make gains in Westminster, allowing Kemi Badenoch to channel Kenneth Baker, Margaret Thatcher’s party

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

2024 we had nine education secretaries, seven chancellors of the exchequer, and five prime ministers, and it led to their worst election result in 200 years. “Last week we did badly. The Conservatives went further

Makerfield byelection: Burnham’s decisive win intensifies pressure on Starmer to step aside – UK politics live

UK to Labour.  Swing in Makerfield between local elections and byelection. Photograph: More in Common But he says in the byelection the left bloc