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Prime Minister Keir Starmer giving a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, as he sets out the next steps he is taking in his plan to build a stronger, fairer Britain, May 11, 2026
Labour Party / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy arrives in Downing Street ahead of a Cabinet meeting, May 12, 2026
POA Conference 2026 / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
A Royal Mail logo on a van in Bayswater, west London
Britain / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Lord James Timpson, Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation at a roundtable discussion at London Probation Headquarters, February 12, 2025
POA Conference 2026 / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski, speaks to the media outside the Hackney Service Centre, east London, May 8, 2026
Britain / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
POA Conference 2026 / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Wales / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Health Secretary Alex Neil in front of Scotland's first charity-funded air ambulance helicopter, May 22, 2013
Scotland / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to the media after meeting Labour Party members during a visit to AFC Wimbledon in south London, May 9, 2026
Scotland / 12 May 2026
12 May 2026
NHS staff blockade the entrance to NHS England's headquarters in central London demanding the cancellation of its contract with Palantir, which campaign groups say supplies advanced technology to Israel's military, April 3, 2024
Big Tech / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026

US tech giant granted ‘unlimited access’ to patients’ data

Angela Rayner at the CWU Conference
Politics / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
Workers in the rail and sections hot end rolling mill at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, April 17, 2025
Industry / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, as resident doctors in England begin six-days of industrial action in their ongoing row over pay and jobs, April 7, 2026
Workers' Rights / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026
A man erects a polling station sign during the 2026 local elections directing voters to a portable cabin located in Armitage Road, in Greenwich, May 7, 2026
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2026
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
Health Secretary Wes Streeting looks on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer takes questions from the media during a visit to Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey, January 6, 2025
Labour Party / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
A Capita sign outside their offices in Bournemouth, Dorset
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
People, along with a fifteen-foot dinosaur mascot Chuck the Rexi, take part in a march by anti-monarchy pressure group Republic, from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace in central London, May 9, 2026
Royal Family / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall in Ealing, west London, May 8, 2026
Labour Party / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
A count agent for the Welsh Labour party ahead of the count for the 2026 Senedd elections at The Arena, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, May 8, 2026
Wales / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall in Ealing, west London, May 8, 2026
Britain / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026

PM told to go after disastrous election results

First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney with party supporters, at the election count for the 2026 Holyrood elections, at Dewars Centre in Perth, May 8, 2026
Scotland / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
Director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Ben Jamal, April 1, 2026
Britain / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a visit to Havering Town Hall in Romford, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Local elections / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
Fossil Free London
Climate Crisis / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026

Labour urged to close energy tax loopholes as Shell reports ‘obscene’ £5bn profits thanks to Iran war

Painted damaged sign of Barclays Bank at their Castle Place branch in Belfast
Britain / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer arrive to cast their votes in the local elections at Westminster Chapel in central London, May 7, 2026
Local elections / 8 May 2026
8 May 2026
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Stirling Castle, in Leith, April 11, 2024
Britain / 7 May 2026
7 May 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer helps out in the call centre at Labour Party headquarters in London, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the elections on Thursday, May 6, 2026
Politics / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

Meanwhile, far-right Reform UK projected to gain around 1,550 representatives

Reform UK Scottish leader Lord Malcolm Offord speaks to the media outside Trinity Church in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, on the campaign trail for the May 7 Holyrood election, May 5, 2026
Holyrood Election / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead, September 30, 2023
Holyrood Elections / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Workers' Rights / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking at the launch of the Wales Green Party election campaign at West Canal Wharf in Cardiff, March 31, 2026
Politics / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, during a visit to Bathgate, while campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, May 4, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting of senior figures from across public life in number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, to drive forward a
Britain / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn at the launch of the Scottish National Party 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign, at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, March 26, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Scottish Green Party co-leader Gillian Mackay during a press conference at Novotel, Glasgow, ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, April 24, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
GMB workers on strike at Dewar's in Glasgow
Scotland / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement in number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, April 30, 2026
Britain / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage (left) listens as Reform's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf speaks during a press conference at Millbank Tower in Westminster, central London, April 13, 2026
Britain / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026

Campaigners hit back at Reform's detention and deportation plans

Tenement flats along Comely Bank in Edinburgh
Scotland / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar unveils his plan for the first 100 days of a Scottish Labour government, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election in Edinburgh, April 30, 2026
Scotland / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
Scottish Green party supporters hold placards
Scotland / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
Photo: Zoe Broughton
May Day / 3 May 2026
3 May 2026

Trade unionists and peace activists march across the country commemorating the centenary of 1926 General Strike

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, from a Border Security Command vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Sunday May 3rd, 2026
Asylum / 3 May 2026
3 May 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar unveils his plan for the first 100 days of a Scottish Labour government, while campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election in Edinburgh, April 30, 2026
Holyrood Election / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
South East Water staff hand out bottled water at a water station in Maidstone, after bad weather was blamed for more water outages in Kent and parts of Sussex, January 13, 2026
Britain / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026

Campaigners welcome resignation of South East Water’s chairman

A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban
Education / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026
Pupils in a classroom
Wales / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney with SNP candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Ben Macpherson (left), launches a campaign billboard for the upcoming Holyrood elections on Leith Walk in Edinburgh, April 29, 2026
Scotland / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Scotland / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026
Photo: Henry Fowler
Education / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
The Lady Justice statue atop the Central Criminal Court
Britain / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
The logo for Glasgow airport
Scotland / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington speaks at a anti-racism rally and march in central London orgainised by Stand Up To Racism and trade unions, March 16, 2024
Labour Party / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026

PM’s troubles far from over after Sir Lindsay Hoyle endorses motion from John McDonnell

Reform UK Scottish leader Malcolm Offord speaking at the Reform UK Holyrood election campaign rally in Aberdeen, April 13, 2026
Reform UK Scotland / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Authors Callum Cant (left) and (right) Matthew Lee with the Morning Star's Keith Stoddart at Unity Books, April 29, 2026
Book Launch / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Housing Secretary Steve Reed leaves following a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, April 28, 2026
Housing / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Annual general meeting / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026

Join the 80th People's Press Printing Society meetings during June 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in parliament in London, April 22, 2026
Mandelson Scandal / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

Starmer facing Labour rebellion as back-bench MPs come out against plan to block probe into his handling of Mandelson

A BP petrol station in Lymm in Cheshire, April 15, 2026
Climate Crisis / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Members of NASUWT the Teachers' Union, deliver a 'report card' outside the constituency office of First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow, January 10, 2023
Workers' Rights / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Senedd Election / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Flowers and tributes left at the Hillsborough Memorial outside Anfield stadium, Liverpool, following the collapse of the Hillsborough trial, May 26, 2021
Justice for the 97 / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Brain Robina Weermeijer / Creative Commons
Healthcare / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A Unison flag flying in front of the sun as public sector wo
Workers' Rights / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer awaits Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset outside 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of a meeting, April 22, 2026
Britain / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026
US President Donald Trump and King Charles III at the state banquet for the US President and First Lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, September 17, 2025
Britain / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

King’s visit with Trump slammed by activists

Flooded buildings next to the River Wye in Hereford, after Storm Darragh hit the UK and Ireland, December 8, 2024
Environment / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026