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possibility of him facing a challenge to his leadership from within his own party was rising. Sir Keir told the paper "in politics, you get this sort of thing all of the time, there
Labour Party is expected to lose hundreds of council seats, and face challenging national elections in Scotland and Wales. Over the weekend there was also widespread speculation about possible leadership
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
possible challenge to Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. Politics](/news/videos/cj414qprxkvo) [ ## Watch: Lib Dems MPs heckle Farage
possible contenders for the job on a variety of factors. The Labour Party is in an unhappy state of suspended animation – unsure whether to stick with a troubled status quo, or unleash the potential chaos
leadership challenge, with Rayner routinely cited as a possible challenger. One of the many moving parts in this would be whether another possible challenger, Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, returns to parliament. Speaking
challenge to Starmer. But Burnham supporters said they hoped to convince the prime minister of the need for a more stable transition – rather than a bloody leadership contest – which would give the man dubbed
possible for his party to achieve it. After polls closed on Thursday night, Labour's Irranca-Davies said: "We know this has been a tough election campaign, fought in difficult circumstances. "After many years
challenges from the SNP. But with all of the uncertainties of low turnout and a potentially fractured vote, could this be the year the seat finally changes hands? In practice, Baillie would likely return
party losing hundreds of council seats across England. Investors calculated that some of the intense pressure on Starmer’s leadership had eased, as Labour appeared on track for [smaller losses than election experts had predicted
possible that nothing will happen, and that Labour will take a battering but then stumble on, with Starmer trying to relaunch his leadership again, and hoping that better times come. The problem is, as another
possible – including the University of Oxford’s Stephen Fisher who has predicted the party will lose more than 75% of its seats, or about 1,900. Labour hopes to be able to point to early
possibly can, and present it as a fait accompli,” said one MP, optimistically. “The reason this feels different is because it’s not factional,” one frontbencher said. “It’s not soft left, or SCG [Corbynites
party felt like it was almost, with some praise for Starmer's handling of the war, starting to catch a break. Then, this most embarrassing of scandals blows up again - a mess, fundamentally, created
possibility, and means all three of the UK’s Celtic nations would be controlled by separatist parties, raising the prospect of significant constitutional disputes with Downing Street. Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Plaid leader, had looked
challenge. One long-standing Labour MP has his take: "Keir Starmer is basically dead, isn't he? And because people think it is inevitable that he won't lead us into the next election, there
leadership is shaky to say the least. Add in the political uncertainty nationally and what will happen in the local election is anyone's guess. Polls suggest Birmingham's electorate has fully embraced five-party
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
possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure? Good morning. Today the prime minister will face parliament in the wake of the [Guardian’s exclusive revelation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that during
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