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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Online safety campaigners reveal Starmer frustrations after Phillips exit

PM accused of dragging heels on forcing tech firms to block transmission of nude photos on children’s phones Internet safety and children’s rights campaigners say they have been frustrated for months by Keir Starmer’s lack of leadership on blocking child abuse images on children’s phones, speaking out after Jess Phillips resigned from the government saying she was tired of seeing “opportunities for progress stalled and delayed”. The influential Labour politician was one of four ministers who qui

Express Politics12 May 2026

Donald Trump takes brutal parting shot at Keir Starmer as PM clings to job

Tensions between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have been soaring over recent weeks.

Express Politics12 May 2026

It's time for Keir Starmer to go: Britain deserves better

King Charles finds himself caught up in this tawdry Labour charade.

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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Express Politics12 May 2026

We're all paying for Starmer’s obstinacy - it's trouble if he stays but double if he goes

The Labour Party is playing a destabilising game of No10 Hokey Cokey. Will Starmer's left leg be in or out this time tomorrow?

Sky News Politics12 May 2026

The working class extrovert who wants to be Labour leader - who is Wes Streeting?

Wes Streeting couldn't have been plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer, his friends claim, because he went to the cinema to watch the Devil Wears Prada 2.

The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Jamie Dimon: JP Morgan could scrap new £3bn HQ if Starmer is replaced by PM ‘hostile to banks’

Bank greenlit construction of the Canary Wharf tower last November after Rachel Reeves’ budget spared lenders tax hikes The boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned he could scrap plans to build a new £3bn UK headquarters in London if Keir Starmer is replaced by a new Labour prime minister who is hostile to banks. JP Morgan revealed plans last November to build the tower in Canary Wharf, hours after lenders were spared tax hikes in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, after strong lobbying by the b

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future. The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. Continue reading...

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Palace issues '6-word warning' to embattled Keir Starmer on eve of momentous King's Speech

Buckingham Palace has reportedly warned Sir Keir Starmer before the King's Speech tomorrow.

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