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Keir Starmer breaks silence on resignation in last-ditch speech after election disaster

The Prime Minister delivered a bombshell speech as he struggled to cling on to power

Keir Starmer will be replaced as Prime Minister by Ed Miliband - bombshell leak

Labour activists will vote for a left-wing candidate, MPs say

LIVE: Starmer Delivers Emergency Leadership Reset Speech

His (many) enemies in the PLP are watching closely… UPDATES: “I know I have my doubters, I know I need to prove them wrong. And I will.” Tory leadership changes did lasting damage: “Labour would never be forgiven for inflicting that on our country again.”

Sadiq Khan Attacks Reeves and Mahmood, Says Burnham Should Enter Commons

Sadiq Khan has done an interview with ex-New Statesman hack George Eaton’s new magazine. Khan has laid out his personal platform: Rejoin the EU: “A general election victory would give us a mandate to rejoin the European Union, we should have it on the ballot paper: a vote for Labour is a vote to rejoin.”…

Starmer to say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ in major make-or-break speech to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live

Prime minister will try to convince Labour MPs to back him after suffering major election losses last week Good morning. The news this morning is full of speculation about whether or not there will be a Labour leadership contest. A better way of explaining the situation might be to say that a leadership contest is already under way; Angela Rayner issued what was in effect her manifesto late yesterday afternoon (although she also hinted she would be happy for it to be delivered by Andy Burnham a

Peter Kyle: Burnham Should Not Return Before Next General Election

Peter Kyle on Sky News this morning, acting as Number 10’s ambassador from the bunker: “Andy Burnham left Westminster to go to Manchester, and he made a series of promises. I think promises matter…” Kyle also reckons Starmer should serve another eight years in Downing Street. He doubled down on LBC: “[Burnham] chose to leave…

Rich’s Monday Morning View

Labour faces fresh austerity threat after Reform UK hammered party in local elections

The headache won't end for Labour even the party ditches disastrous Keir Starmer.

POLL: Would Andy Burnham be a better PM than Keir Starmer?

Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign and one candidate stands out as a potential replacement.

Check if your MP is calling for Keir Starmer to resign - full list of Labour mutineers

Sir Keir Starmer faces growing calls to resign as Labour MPs turn on him - check our full list to see if your MP is among the Labour mutineers.

Outrage as Reform UK rise compared to Nazis by chairman of iconic UK arts centre

Critics argue that invoking the darkest period of the 20th century to describe a legitimate democratic movement is dangerous and deeply offensive.

Keir Starmer LIVE: PM to make speech as leadership challenge looms

Keir Starmer is set to make a speech at 10am as a leadership crisis unfolds for Labour.