Lammy urges Labour unity as he says Starmer 'fights on' as PM

The prime minister has faced calls from his own MPs to step down and outline a timetable for his departure.

Burnham Gives Investors Mixed Message Ahead of UK Leadership Race - Bloomberg.com

Burnham Gives Investors Mixed Message Ahead of UK Leadership Race  Bloomberg.com

Keir Starmer vows to fight on ahead of Burnham by-election

Prime minister repeats desire to contest next general election

Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’ Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater Manchester mayor promised he would “change Labour” and win back the voters the party had lost. Burnham, who is expected to be Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, claimed it would be no ordinary campaign and said he would make it about national issues where Labour was failing, in a...

By Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Keir Starmer battles to retain his authority, critics say he's a 'lame-duck' leader.

Britain’s prospective next PM tries to placate bond markets after sell-off, gilts steady

The U.K.'s would-be prime minister, Andy Burnham, is being closely watched by bond markets.

Revolt against UK’s Starmer revives bitter debate over undoing Brexit

The thorny question of whether Britain should unwind a decade of estrangement from the European Union is resurfacing as the Labour Party starts to imagine a future beyond Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Two key figures have emerged as potential challengers after a series of political body blows that have left Starmer’s leadership in crisis, and the spectre of rejoining the EU was creeping back into the debate. Wes Streeting, who resigned from Starmer’s government as health secretary last week,...

By Bloomberg

Downing Street accused of plot to derail Andy Burnham’s by-election hopes

Labour MPs are being briefed that Burnham could bring back Corbyn amid claims of a dirty tricks campaign to stop the Greater Manchester mayor

By David Maddox,Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke

Andy Burnham’s Brexit gamble

The Manchester mayor won't push for Britain to rejoin the EU if he becomes Prime Minister

By Megan Kenyon

Starmer says he is focused on doing his job as PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is under intense pressure to quit from within his Labour Party after a set of poor local election results, said on Monday he remained focused on doing his job. The heavy losses for Labour in the May 7 elections triggered almost a quarter of his lawmakers to call for […]

UK Labour leadership hopeful reopens Brexit debate 

Former UK health minister Wes Streeting called for Britain to one day rejoin the EU as he prepares to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership.

Keir Starmer says he'll support any byelection party candidate (even if they want his job)

Labour MP Josh Simons officially left Westminster today to make way for the byelection.