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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewal Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates An influential group of MPs has said that Labour needs an urgent renewal of economic strategy to offer voters “more than better management of decline” before the next general election. With Keir Starmer fighting to ward off a leadership challenge, the leading backbenchers from the soft-left Tribune group published a series of

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Keir Starmer's biggest fans – the 2 MPs still trying to convince him not to quit

Keir Starmer's own Cabinet is tightening the screws, but loyalists are clinging on.

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Sky News Politics12 May 2026

UK borrowing costs hit decades long high as pressure mounts on Starmer

The cost of UK government borrowing has hit a high not seen in decades as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting threats to his leadership and the oil price rises.

The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election

Chief secretary, Darren Jones, says PM is ‘listening to colleagues’ but will make own decisions on way forward UK politics live – latest updates One of Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he would lead his party into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign. The prime minister is “listening to colleagues” who are asking him to set out a timetable for departure but would make his own decisions about the way forward, the prime minister’s chief secretary has sa

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Nigel Farage won't fear new Labour leader – but Brits will be even worse off

The price we'll have to pay for an early election will be one of total chaos.

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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

UK Borrowing Costs Jump as Starmer’s Position in Doubt

UK gilt yields are spiking at market open. 30-year rates up 10 basis points to 5.78% 10-year rates are up 8.5 basis points to 5.089%. Bond traders making their bets…

The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Scotland’s elections confirmed that our nation’s leftwing identity is part myth, part reality | Rory Scothorne

There is optimism even after Nigel Farage’s party swept to victory in many postindustrial areas – as radical progressives won more seats than ever James IV, King of Scots, never had to worry about elections. This freed him up to satisfy his voracious curiosity with strange experiments: according to one old tale, in 1493 he trapped two children, and a nurse who couldn’t talk, on Inchkeith Island in the Firth of Forth. James hoped that the children, deprived of modern influences on their speech, w

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Greens’ Zack Polanski admits failing to pay correct council tax on houseboat

Party says leader has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay any tax owed after ‘unintentional mistake’ The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat. Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. Continue reading...

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Green Party hypocrisy exposed as councillor celebrates in gas-guzzling £270k Lamborghini

A climate minded campaign just got tangled up with a supercar fantasy.

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Labour lefties 'plotting to get rid of Wes Streeting as PM' – before he's even got the job

The extraordinary intervention suggests that Labour is descending into open civil war as pressure mounts on Sir Keir.

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Guido Fawkes12 May 2026

Darren Jones Says Starmer Is Deciding Whether or Not to Resign

Arch-Starmer loyalist and Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones is on the broadcast round suggesting that Starmer may resign. He told Times Radio: “He’s listening to colleagues, and he’s talking to colleagues… I can’t say what decision he may or may not take. I’m not going to get ahead of the prime minister’s decision.”…

Express Politics12 May 2026

Next Prime Minister latest odds – and there's a clear favourite to replace Keir Starmer

The shift in odds reflects growing speculation that Sir Keir's position has become untenable after Labour suffered devastating defeats across England.