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At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis
The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.
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BBC Politics12 May 2026
Starmer prepares for King's Speech as he faces leadership crisis
King Charles III will attend Parliament to deliver the speech outlining the government's agenda.
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Starmer hopes to regain momentum with unveiling of dozens of bills in king’s speech
Planned legislation includes housing, immigration and energy measures, and comes amid awkwardness with the palace over Charles’s role Keir Starmer will attempt to regain the political initiative on Wednesday as his government announces a package of 35 bills for the next parliamentary session, covering everything from housing to immigration. The embattled prime minister will release details of dozens of bills that he intends to pass over the next 12 months, even as his own MPs line up to demand h
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Despite calls to step down, Keir Starmer is still the UK’s prime minister – for now
How Labour party leader lost authority over two days of confusion and drama before state opening of parliament As the afternoon faded in Westminster, final preparations were being made for Wednesday’s state opening of parliament, where King Charles will set out a year-long legislative programme for a government that even its most ardent allies fear might not last the week. Once again, here we are. Keir Starmer is still the UK’s prime minister. It is even possible he might be in a few months from
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialise
Downing Street insiders suggest health secretary does not yet have the support for a leadership push UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had seen off the immediate threat to his job on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting failed to materialise despite several of the prime minister’s allies quitting the government. Downing Street insiders suggested that the health secretary did not yet have the required support from the 81 MPs he needed to f
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s premiership: he may survive, but his manoeuvres themselves signal decline | Editorial
Each ploy required to shore up the prime minister’s position exposes how fragile his authority has become It was said of John Major, the Tory prime minister fatally damaged by party infighting, that he was “in office but not in power”. Sir Keir Starmer finds himself in a similar spot. His government is planning a king’s speech that contains ambitious proposals. But after Wednesday’s pomp and circumstance will come the real test: six days of Commons debate, then a vote that governments almost nev
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Express Politics12 May 2026
Wes Streeting secures one-on-one crisis talks with Sir Keir Starmer tomorrow - one demand
The Prime Minister is in the fight of his life and is expected to hold talks with the Health Secretary as MPs urge him to quit
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on
Tepid cabinet support and a blunted No 10 operation are making it harder for the prime minister to face down critics UK politics: live updates The last time Keir Starmer faced a threat to his leadership, his core team assembled in the cabinet room and persuaded ministers to fire off a succession of supportive tweets in an attempt to keep him in office. This time has been different. As the number of MPs calling for the prime minister to resign has grown over the last 48 hours, much of the cabin
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
What are the agendas of Labour MPs calling for Starmer to step down?
Several tendencies visible amid growing opposition to the prime minister from within parliamentary Labour party UK politics live – latest updates For months, MPs expected the results of the May local elections across the UK to be a tipping point in Keir Starmer’s premiership. But in the aftermath of the results, and as the number of Labour MPs publicly calling for Starmer to leave has gone past 80, it has become clear that his opponents are serving a variety of agendas. Here are some of the ke
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Labour MPs channel Tory psychodrama as Starmer keeps hiding in plain sight
While some are working out how to get rid of the prime minister, others are already plotting against his rival UK politics live – latest updates It used to be football managers who measured their time at a club in months. Or even days at Spurs. Anything over two years qualifies you for a long service medal. Now it’s prime ministers. In fact it’s worse than that. Because it’s also people who might one day be prime minister. While some Labour MPs are working out how to get rid of Keir Starmer, o
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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026
Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – The Latest
Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he is not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the government and more than 80 MPs calling for him to go, how much longer has the prime minister got? Lucy Hough speaks to political editor Pippa Crerar Continue reading...
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Express Politics12 May 2026
Keir Starmer's on the brink – but he's exposed Rayner, Streeting and Burnham as cowards
OPINION - AARON NEWBURY: Plot to parachute Greater Manchester Mayor into Parliament proves the Prime Minister's circus is finished - and Labour MPs are saving their jobs
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