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BBC Politics10 May 2026

Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?

Downing Street is trying to ignore the challenge from a former minister, but it has raised eyebrows around Westminster.

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories

The first-past-the-post system favoured Reform in this English local elections

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories

The first-past-the-post system favoured Reform in this English local elections

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Express Politics9 May 2026

The 37 MPs calling on Keir Starmer to step down after election humiliation

Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister from all corners of his party.

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Express Politics9 May 2026

Keir Starmer dealt ultimate blow after elections humiliation: 'No respect'

A 'respect crisis' is driving voters away from Labour and to Reform UK and the Greens

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

Catherine West tells the BBC if a leadership hopeful does not put themselves forward she will try to trigger a contest.

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward UK politics live – latest updates MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week. Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in Hackney You would expect most political candidates who pull off a shock win to celebrate their victory, maybe with a glass of bubbly and excitement for the challenges of elected office ahead. But on Friday, as thousands of new councillors celebrated their triumphs, some surprise victors were less than pleased. Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Fi

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapse UK politics live – latest updates By Friday night, Keir Starmer and much of the Westminster Labour group were quietly relieved that the local election results in England hadn’t been quite as bad as feared. In Wales, however, Labour’s collapse in the Senedd was even more total than the most pessimistic predictions. For more than 100 years, Welsh Labour was the democratic world’s most s

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK

The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK

The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.

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BBC Politics9 May 2026

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.

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