Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live
Several frontbenchers told the Guardian they agreed the prime minister’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the year2026 elections mapped:...
Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform
Amid public apathy and frustration, Labour and Reform tie for second behind the SNP, while Greens claim ‘seismic’ fourth placeLong before the final vo...
Most Labour members think Starmer cannot revive party fortunes, poll finds
Exclusive: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is preferred choice of new leader for 42% of those surveyedFull results from England, Scotland and...
Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership
Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents make significant gains, although no party has yet won majorityElections mapped: how Labour lost ground in dif...
2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions
Keir Starmer’s party lost out to Reform and the Greens, with no respite in Scotland, Wales or England. These maps show the scale of the historic resul...
Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team
Reform makes gains in Labour’s working-class heartlands while Greens chip away at party’s progressive base Keir Starmer hates to lose. Unsurprisingly,...
Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control
Sunderland, Barnsley, Gateshead and South Tyneside among councils reporting gains for Farage’s party • Full results from England, Scotland and WalesNi...
Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control
First time Welsh nationalist party has enough support to run Wales, while also blocking momentum of Reform UKElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFu...
Reform and Greens surge in local elections: what next for Labour? – The Latest
Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Green party made subs...
Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour
Leader defiant in face of calls from some of his MPs to quit but admits ‘results are tough, and there’s no sugarcoating it’Election 2026 live: latest ...
Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains
Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch a...
Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections
Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surgePolling has opened across England, Scotl...
Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard
In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens hope to capitalise on collapse in Labour supportMay elections: What’s at st...
Andy Burnham sparks Labour anger with appearance alongside Greens
Some MPs accuse Greater Manchester mayor of undermining local election campaign message over Change:Now event Politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnh...
Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs
Tom Watson, who had role in attempted coup against Tony Blair in 2006, said move would go down extremely badly with votersLabour MPs have been urged t...
Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories
Communities secretary Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’Labour sh...
Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop
Downing Street begins fightback against predictions of imminent challenge to Keir StarmerLabour MPs are calling for a close to the “endless drama” of ...
Lucy Powell says Labour has ‘no magic bullet’ as MPs brace for heavy losses in local elections
Deputy leader plays down leadership talk and says party must focus on long-term challenges rather than personnelLabour’s deputy leader has warned ther...
‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer
Leadership options in focus amid fears over election losses, with allies of Greater Manchester mayor stepping up preparations for a comebackAndy Burnh...
