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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, during a meeting with English regional mayors, at No 10 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, July 9, 2024
Eyes Left / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

The collapse of Streeting’s leadership challenge and an opening for Burnham’s potential path back to Parliament have accelerated the battle over what – if anything – Labour still stands for, writes ANDREW MURRAY

Health Secretary Wes Streeting smiles as he walks through the Member's Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London to the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, May 13, 2026
Labour Party / 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
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
Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey, January 6, 2025
Editorial / 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
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
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
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

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
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
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
Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement in number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, April 30, 2026
Britain / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026
A left alliance seeking to unseat Labour in Camden
Features / 5 May 2026
5 May 2026

Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved

TIME TO SAY YOUR GOODBYES: Sir Kier Starmer
Features / 2 May 2026
2 May 2026

DIANE ABBOTT looks at the perilous political cul-de-sac Labour finds itself in

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

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband speaks at the National Growth Debate at the Institute of Directors in London, April 21, 2026
Labour Party / 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Then Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Thangam Debbonaire during her speech to the Fabian Society conference in central London, January 20, 2024
Features / 3 April 2026
3 April 2026

SOLOMON HUGHES says even electoral defeat isn’t a deterrent to right-wing MPs: pro-corporate policies might lose elections but they can be lucrative nonetheless