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Express Politics12 May 2026

Labour plotters issue bombshell plans to scrap stamp duty and reveal what will replace it

Labour MPs positioning themselves to replace Sir Keir Starmer have published rival economic blueprints including strippingTreasury powers and taxing wealth.

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Why does everyone hate Keir Starmer? – podcast

Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime minister of the two-party system In these highly polarised times, dunking on the prime minister – and this PM in particular – is the one thing that seems to unite people in fury, disappointment and loathing. So as he rolled his sleeves up to address the nation on Monday morning, after one of the worst election results in Labour’s history, Keir Starmer had quite the job on his hands. The Guardian columnist Ad

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BBC Politics12 May 2026

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.

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BBC Politics12 May 2026

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

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?

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Express Politics11 May 2026

Cabinet ministers tell PM he needs to go as PM on brink of obliteration

Ms Mahmood is said to have been to Downing Street tonight to speak to Sir Keir, as he and his allies desperately ring MPs to beg for support.

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Sky News Politics11 May 2026

PM 'weighs up options' ahead of crucial cabinet meeting – as top ministers tell him to set timetable for departure

The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning after top ministers told him he should set a timetable for his departure.

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech

It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech

It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.

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The Guardian Politics11 May 2026

A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? – podcast

Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping up but no challenge has materialised. Why is the Labour party in such a muddle over Starmer? Continue reading...

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

PM under pressure as aides quit and MPs call for him to resign

Nearly 60 Labour MPs have publicly urged the PM either to resign immediately or set out a timetable to stand down.

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The Guardian Politics11 May 2026

Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse

A growing number of Labour MPs are in no mood to heed calls from the PM’s allies to keep faith with their leader UK politics live – latest updates “Has Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious Labour MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as crucial to Starmer’s chances of political survival. But the anxiety for many of them – badly bruised by Thursday’s election crushing – did not stem from concern the prime minister might be ousted. But

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