Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?

Was the prime minister's speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

Move comes after PM insisted he would prove his doubters wrong and fight any leadership challenge UK politics live – latest updates More than 60 MPs have called on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers of his leadership rivals Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. MPs from across the party’s ranks said the prime minister had failed to convince them he had what it took to lead the country into the next election. Continue reading...

By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he faces calls to step down

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged Monday to prove the “doubters” in his own party and among the electorate as a whole wrong as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party. Starmer argued that he will “face up to the big challenges” and restore hope to the country, in part by forging closer ties with the European Union, six years after the UK's acrimonious departure from the bloc. FRANCE 24's European Affairs Editor Armen Georgi...

By FRANCE24

I will prove doubters wrong, vows Starmer as he resists calls to quit

PM pledges to fight for soul of Britain – but more than 50 MPs publicly urge him to go

By David Maddox

Brexit is back – and it is consuming Keir Starmer

Could Labour drive us to rejoin the EU?

By Anand Menon

Starmer’s plea for more time ignored as calls for his resignation rise and aides quit

Four UK government aides resigned last night as they joined scores of Labour MPs calling for Keir Starmer to stand down following a disastrous set of local election results.

Starmer to reset Labour agenda, bring UK back to the 'heart of Europe'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sought to draw a stark political dividing line between a pro-European Labour Party and Nigel Farage’s anti-EU Reform UK, arguing that Britain now faces a defining choice over its future direction as fresh evidence highlights the economic damage caused by Brexit.

By RFI

Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong and resists calls to quit after local election drubbing

Describing the election results as ‘tough’, Starmer told an audience in central London: ‘I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility.’

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is among a number of cabinet ministers calling for Sir Keir Starmer to set out a timetable for his resignation, leading to splits at the top of government.

By Abubakar Ibrahim