UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle said Keir Starmer is reflecting on “political realities” as reports swirled that the UK prime minister may soon set a timetable for his departure ahead of leadership rival Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament.
UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle said Keir Starmer is reflecting on “political realities” as reports swirled that the UK prime minister may soon set a timetable for his departure ahead of leadership rival Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with local residents as he visits a housing development in north-west London on June 19, 2026, with a formal challenge to his leadership likely to be triggered in the near future. Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election on Friday, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Photo by Peter MACDIARMID / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
Andy Burnham’s return to the House of Commons means UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an unprecedented challenge to his leadership from within his Labour Party.
Andy Burnham’s return to the House of Commons means UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an unprecedented challenge to his leadership from within his Labour Party.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Elon Musk of stoking unrest in Britain after the world’s richest man used the murder of a British teen to say official UK police policy requires officers to be racist against White people.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Elon Musk of stoking unrest in Britain after the world’s richest man used the murder of a British teen to say official UK police policy requires officers to be racist against White people.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urged the UK’s competition regulator to probe the role played by private equity firms in the £9.5 billion ($12.8 billion) government-funded childcare market, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to bear down on living costs.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urged the UK’s competition regulator to probe the role played by private equity firms in the £9.5 billion ($12.8 billion) government-funded childcare market, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to bear down on living costs.
More than a decade after failing in his bid to become UK prime minister, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has emerged as a key player in efforts to remove Keir Starmer from the post he once sought.
More than a decade after failing in his bid to become UK prime minister, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has emerged as a key player in efforts to remove Keir Starmer from the post he once sought.
Ed Miliband Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
The UK government has banned 11 foreign far-right agitators from entering the country ahead of a planned Unite the Kingdom march on Saturday orchestrated by Tommy Robinson.
The UK government has banned 11 foreign far-right agitators from entering the country ahead of a planned Unite the Kingdom march on Saturday orchestrated by Tommy Robinson.
A Unite The Kingdom rally near parliament in September 2025.
Keir Starmer’s government vowed to protect the UK against external and economic threats in a King’s Speech that majored on security even as the prime minister faces a potential challenge to his own leadership.
Keir Starmer’s government vowed to protect the UK against external and economic threats in a King’s Speech that majored on security even as the prime minister faces a potential challenge to his own leadership.
King Charles III makes his speech in the House of Lords chamber.
Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared to buy himself a reprieve from efforts to oust him, after a high-stakes Cabinet meeting that ended with a public show of support from a handful of key allies.
Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared to buy himself a reprieve from efforts to oust him, after a high-stakes Cabinet meeting that ended with a public show of support from a handful of key allies.
Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members in Ealing, west London, on May 8. Photographer: Stefan Rousseau/PA/AP Photo
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected calls to step aside as Labour leader, after a historic round of elections that saw Nigel Farage prove his populist Reform UK can win across Britain and pro-independence parties advance in Scotland and Wales.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected calls to step aside as Labour leader, after a historic round of elections that saw Nigel Farage prove his populist Reform UK can win across Britain and pro-independence parties advance in Scotland and Wales.
A rebellion in Britain’s ruling Labour Party put Keir Starmer on the brink of being forced from office, following a terrible performance in local elections. Labour lost around 1,500 council seats in England, with Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK enjoying widespread success across the country.
A rebellion in Britain’s ruling Labour Party put Keir Starmer on the brink of being forced from office, following a terrible performance in local elections. Labour lost around 1,500 council seats in England, with Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK enjoying widespread success across the country.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer joins party supporters during a campaign event in London on May 5.
Britons will head to the polls on Thursday for one of the most consequential rounds of local elections in memory, with control of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and more than half of England’s councils at stake.
Britons will head to the polls on Thursday for one of the most consequential rounds of local elections in memory, with control of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and more than half of England’s councils at stake.
In the central London neighborhood of Hackney, Mayor Caroline Woodley is finding the Labour Party that’s dominated local government here for over 50 years to be an unusually hard sell.
In the central London neighborhood of Hackney, Mayor Caroline Woodley is finding the Labour Party that’s dominated local government here for over 50 years to be an unusually hard sell.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski visits a housing estate in Lewisham, South London, while campaigning for the local elections.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves enjoys a “good relationship” with her US counterpart Scott Bessent, a spokesman for the UK government said following a Financial Times report that the two finance ministers argued in Washington last month.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves enjoys a “good relationship” with her US counterpart Scott Bessent, a spokesman for the UK government said following a Financial Times report that the two finance ministers argued in Washington last month.
Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent in September. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to use the “full power of the state” to crack down on antisemitism, after a stabbing in north London raised fresh questions about the government’s attention to threats against Britain’s Jewish community.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to use the “full power of the state” to crack down on antisemitism, after a stabbing in north London raised fresh questions about the government’s attention to threats against Britain’s Jewish community.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: (L-R) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and CEO of the Judicial Office, Michelle Crotty, attend a meeting of criminal justice agencies following the Golders Green attack on April 30, 2026 in
Labour is set to hemorrhage votes to both the Greens on the left and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the right during local elections in London next month, according to a new poll that lays bare the flagging popularity of Keir Starmer’s governing party.
Labour is set to hemorrhage votes to both the Greens on the left and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the right during local elections in London next month, according to a new poll that lays bare the flagging popularity of Keir Starmer’s governing party.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to members of the media at an event ahead of local elections in May, in London, on April 10.
Keir Starmer’s office tried to secure an ambassadorial role for his former communications chief Matthew Doyle, former top civil servant Olly Robbins said in a revelation that’s likely to pile further tricky questions on the prime minister about political influence in the Foreign Office.
Keir Starmer’s office tried to secure an ambassadorial role for his former communications chief Matthew Doyle, former top civil servant Olly Robbins said in a revelation that’s likely to pile further tricky questions on the prime minister about political influence in the Foreign Office.
Doubts about Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister has fed months of plots and paranoia within the Labour Party about who if anyone might be ready to take his place.
Doubts about Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister has fed months of plots and paranoia within the Labour Party about who if anyone might be ready to take his place.
The UK has drawn up plans to prepare for potential food disruption as the Iran conflict causes a drop-off in supplies of carbon dioxide used widely in the industry.
The UK has drawn up plans to prepare for potential food disruption as the Iran conflict causes a drop-off in supplies of carbon dioxide used widely in the industry.
Carbon dioxide is vital for the food industry because it’s used in packaging.
UK Defense Secretary John Healey said drones are Ukraine’s priority as it defends against Russia’s invasion, stepping up British support by promising to send 120,000 this year to the war-torn nation.
UK Defense Secretary John Healey said drones are Ukraine’s priority as it defends against Russia’s invasion, stepping up British support by promising to send 120,000 this year to the war-torn nation.
Soldiers prepare a drone for launch in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on April 8.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected a high-profile critique of his government’s commitment to increase defense spending, promising to publish “as soon as possible” the UK’s long overdue military investment plan.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected a high-profile critique of his government’s commitment to increase defense spending, promising to publish “as soon as possible” the UK’s long overdue military investment plan.
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