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Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Starmer. “There’s a complacency on the backbenches,” one cabinet minister said, “particularly among new MPs, that any Labour leader could’ve won the [last] election, so they don’t give Keir credit

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Keir Starmer, according to a former minister. Photograph: Jack Taylor/PA Sources close to Burnham told the Guardian he had identified more than one seat that could become available soon after the 7 May elections

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

Labour MPs could move to replace him. First, the headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***US*** | King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the US in a [speech to Congress

Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs

leaders in a way that means the government is completely incapable of dealing with the things that matter to most of the British public is absolute nonsense, and I’m not going to engage

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

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer). Some backbenchers warned that repeated briefings about how and when the prime minister could be toppled were putting off voters, who similarly had disliked the Conservatives’ repeated shuffling of leaders

How could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes

could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes Many Labour MPs believe [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) will not survive as Labour leader for long enough to fight the next election. What they cannot agree

Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens

leader said his belief they could replace Labour was being backed up by results at the ballot box. They took control of Norwich, Hastings and the London borough of Waltham Forest, as well as winning

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges" facing the country, as he battles to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader. The prime minister will seek to reset

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) to quit – a couple of MPs, a trade union leader, and a Labour peer. The numbers are undoubtedly [bad for Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales), with [Reform making sweeping gains

Winners, losers and a PM on the brink - what to expect in next week's elections

Labour MPs are going to move against the prime minister. It's grave enough for Starmer's allies to be getting their lines out early - striking a defiant tone, telling me this morning

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

replace Sir Keir Starmer but that she would consider doing so herself if they did not act. Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, West said she would listen to Sir Keir's planned relaunch

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/25/andy-burnham-blocked-from-byelection-race-by-labour-ruling-committee), has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. In a sign that

Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said. Speaking ahead of elections this week in which Labour

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Starmer's job, Health Secretary Wes Streeting. The Secretary State for Housing, Steve Reed, completes the quartet of powerful London MPs in the Cabinet. A significant percentage of the party's activists, and the members

British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses

leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is facing increasing pressure to set a date for his departure after elections across much of the country resulted

‘It’s Andy or bust’: could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer?

could Burnham’s return to parliament save Starmer? If [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson

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

Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet to "reorganise themselves

Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze

leader, asked the prime minister in the Commons on Wednesday: “This is not a serious way to run the economy … Will he listen to businesses, listen to the country, and reshuffle the chancellor?” Keir Starmer

Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

Keir Starmer to resign](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89kwj8kjy9o). He said: "I said what I said back in February, I am not recoiling from that." With renewed calls in Labour for Starmer to go, Sarwar said

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

replacing Starmer. However, the Greater Manchester mayor requires a time-consuming and uncertain byelection to re-enter parliament. There has been speculation that Wes Streeting might be considering a move next week, although this