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More than 100 Labour MPs sign statement against Starmer leadership challenge

prime minister talked about the challenges we faced as a country, the crisis in the Middle East and the impact on the cost of living here. This government will do what we were elected

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

impact on the future of the prime minister as Labour contemplates a challenging set of local elections

Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

impact on race relations, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded. The deputy prime minister’s plan to remove the right to elect

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

prime ministers in history,” he says. “It doesn’t seem to affect him in the way that you might think.” The emotional impact of an electoral wipeout in the upcoming elections

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

impact of the latest revelations over Mandelson. Still, it raises the possibility that the prime minister has already reached peak unpopularity. Labour figures will have to ask themselves: will the local elections

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

prime minister are preparing for elections next year. “There is a general discontent over the war in Iran and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz – a crisis that’s impacting

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

prime minister’s time in power. Poor judgment and a lack of charisma, or arguably the wrong sort in the case of Merz, is surely part of the problem – but is there not a more

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

prime minister. One, Neil Coyle, said: “Horrified at the elephant trap colleagues are falling into. Those who claimed council elections were about Keir had nothing to offer local communities.” Another, Nick Smith, said. “A global

Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

prime minister. One, Neil Coyle, said he was “horrified at the elephant trap colleagues are falling into. Those who claimed council elections were about Keir had nothing to offer local communities.” Another, Nick Smith, said

Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

elections closer - local tests in England, and national ballots in Wales and Scotland - votes another cabinet minister frets "will be a disaster". We've been travelling around Wales this week, and Scotland last week, talking

Antigua and Barbuda prime minister set to win fourth term in election

prime minister of [Antigua and Barbuda](https://www.theguardian.com/world/antigua-and-barbuda), is set to win a fourth term in the country’s snap general election with preliminary results showing his party on course

‘We’re concerned’: US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices

elections and even specific words the prime minister, [Anthony Albanese](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/anthony-albanese), says in parliament, with gambling harm advocates and the wagering lobby raising alarm. Australian financial and media regulators said they were monitoring

Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection

prime minister later used a Downing Street event to hail the impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, which gives new protections to tenants. “We had to fight for this,” he said. “This

India's communists once ruled millions. What happened to them?

impacted the lives of more than 100 million people through trade unions, peasant organisations, student wings and disciplined cadre networks. In West Bengal, the Left Front governed continuously from

UK to pay France another £660m to curb Channel crossings

impact, the government will withhold the remaining £110m in years two and three, it says, billing it as the first “payment-by-results” scheme in the Channel. Labour, which is predicted to lose councils

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

prime minister, they do not want to hand the opposition a win. However, Starmer faces a second moment of jeopardy on Tuesday with McSweeney’s appearance in front of the foreign affairs committee (FAC) inquiry

Sweden’s PM puts IVF at centre of re-election bid amid record low birthrate

prime minister has promised to put IVF at the heart of his re-election campaign as he tries to win over female voters amid the country’s record lowbirthrate. Ulf Kristersson’s government recently increased

Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right

prime minister, [Viktor Orbán](https://www.theguardian.com/world/viktor-orban), after 16 years in office was evidence that the world was “not condemned to authoritarian and corrupt governments”. Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, also believes the two-thirds

Coalition considers plan to slash net overseas immigration by nearly half its current rate, leaked documents reveal

election and to avoid the last-minute policy chaos that plagued Peter Dutton’s 2025 campaign. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) After ousting [Sussan Ley](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/13/angus-taylor-becomes-opposition-leader-after-defeating-sussan-ley-in-liberal-party-leadership-ballot)

Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy

prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than publishing attacks on social media, and that US actions had “made things worse, not better” as far as global