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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

WATCH: Starmer Allies Back PM as Cabinet Concludes

Pretty unusual for Cabinet ministers to storm up to the cameras immediately after the meeting. Regurgitating the same language Starmer himself used this morning…

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Express Politics12 May 2026

POLL: Should there be an immediate general election if Keir Starmer quits? Vote now

Talk of Keir Starmer quitting is getting louder by the hour

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Bombshell new poll shows Labour election drubbing as Starmer faces huge mutiny

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life as the public turns on his Government.

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BBC Politics12 May 2026

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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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

Prime minister says process for challenging a leader has not been triggered and Labour should get on with governing • UK politics live – latest updates • Who are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership? Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing.

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside

Exclusive: Marie Rimmer backs Keir Starmer and deals blow to Greater Manchester mayor’s byelection hopes UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham’s hopes of returning to Westminster were dealt a blow on Tuesday as the Merseyside MP whose seat had been named by key allies for a potential byelection said she would not stand down and backed Keir Starmer to stay in office. Marie Rimmer, the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, said the mayor of Greater Manchester had not spoken to her “in yea

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Keir Starmer sends blunt message to Cabinet plotters trying to sack him

More than 81 MPs have called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign with the Prime Minister on the brink.

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham

With Starmer under growing pressure to resign, Growth and Tribune groups put forward ideas for policy revamps UK politics live – latest updates Groups connected to the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, have proposed large changes to government policy, giving a sense of how the country may change should either one succeed Keir Starmer. The Growth Group, allied to Streeting, and the Tribune group of Labour MPs, allied to Burnham, have published comp

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Express Politics12 May 2026

'Furtive' Rachel Reeves spotted 'slinking into Downing Street' with 'no sign of fight'

The Chancellor entered Downing Street with a 'lowered head and hunched shoulders' as Sir Keir Starmer's premiership continues to hang in the balance.

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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

Defiant Starmer Tells Labour MPs to Put Up or Shut Up

Starmer’s words at the top of today’s Cabinet meeting were, according to the readout: “As I said yesterday, I take responsibility for these election results and I take responsibility for delivering the change we promised. The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and…

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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

Streeting Arrives at Number 10 for Showdown Cabinet

Cabinet is ongoing at the time of going to pixel. 81 MPs (and counting) have called for Starmer to go. To be a fly on the wall in Number 10…

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty

Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership change Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates Long-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell, as investors braced for a potential change of leadership, with cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to quit. Starmer is consulting colleagues before a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning that comes af

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