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

Starmer’s leadership. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images Catherine West, the Labour MP who had surprised almost everyone by announcing a challenge to Keir

Catherine West backs down from Starmer challenge but urges him to go by September

challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership, has changed course and said she instead wants the prime

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

challenge following Labour’s election defeat United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is likely to face a leadership

Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?

challenge to the leadership, but even Sir Keir Starmer's most loyal ministers are pushing

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

challenge to Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. Politics](/news/videos/cj414qprxkvo) [![Nigel Farage with

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Keir Starmer [fighting to ward off a leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-leadership-cabinet-meeting-yvette-cooper-shabana-mahmood-andy-burnham-wes-streeting-uk-politics-latest-news-updates), the leading backbenchers

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers? As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is [Keir

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

leadership contest against Starmer if his cabinet ministers fail to challenge him. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a01b7af19-1778497455.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Britain’s Prime Minister Keir

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

leadership threats mount Sir Keir Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges

‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) faces the prospect of a leadership challenge, former Labour voters

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

leadership challenge. One long-standing Labour MP has his take: "Keir Starmer is basically dead

Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?

leadership challenge from one of his MPs, but how much of a threat does it pose to Sir Keir Starmer

Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?

Keir Starmer's speech. Was it enough to avert a challenge to the prime minister's leadership

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Keir Starmer, whose leadership has come under pressure in recent months. There has been speculation of a challenge

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

leadership bid in the coming days, as [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) faced the prospect of a definite challenge

Ed Miliband says he and Lammy feared Mandelson appointment could ‘blow up’

Keir Starmer made a big and fundamental correct judgment.” Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the Labour MP Sarah Champion said a leadership challenge

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live From Good morning. The news this morning is full of speculation about whether

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

challenge Sir Keir Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership

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

leadership challenge against the prime minister. The north London MP has said she would prefer to see a Cabinet member put themselves forward to replace Sir Keir Starmer

Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop

leadership speculation, as Downing Street begins a fightback against predictions of an imminent challenge to [Keir Starmer