Keir Starmer

UK private sector shrinks as Starmer crisis adds to Iran shock

S&P Global’s purchasing managers’ index dropped to 48.5 in May from 52.6 in April

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, weakened by personal scandals, fiscal struggles and dismal election results, is facing calls from more than one-fifth of his party to go.

How Keir Starmer imploded and plunged Britain into more chaos

One of Starmer’s longest supporters, Ed Miliband, has urged him to set a timetable to leave office

Wes Streeting's resignation ended days of speculation but left open the question of whether he had gathered enough support from his colleagues to officially trigger a leadership contest in the Labour Party.

Wes Streeting resigns, setting stage for possible leadership challenge to Starmer

WES Streeting, the British health secretary, said on Thursday (May 14) that he was resigning from the government, setting the stage for him to potentially challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the...

British PM Keir Starmer's former No. 2, Angela Rayner (right), indicated on Thursday that she was preparing for a bid to lead the governing Labour Party.

Starmer’s rivals prepare to challenge weakened prime minister

The developments push Britain closer towards a messy and drawn-out contest for the country’s top political job

British PM Keir Starmer, in a speech, has vowed to prove his doubters wrong and stay in office.

Starmer losing fight to stay in power as rebellion spreads

More than 70 of Labour’s 403 MPs are calling on him to step aside after the local elections on May 7

British PM Keir Starmer will make a last-ditch effort to save his premiership on Monday morning with a politically charged address designed to hold back calls for a change in leadership atop Britain’s governing Labour Party.

Starmer’s UK rivals circle before make-or-break reset speech

Last Thursday’s election defeats confirmed for many in Labour that the party needs a change at the top

Britain's PM Keir Starmer (centre), and former prime ministers David Cameron (left) and Gordon Brown on Nov 9, 2025.  Brown was Labour chancellor and then premier from 1997 until 2010.

Starmer seeks to reassert position with ex-PM Brown’s return

Brown is set to develop international finance partnerships to support defence and security-related investment

Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage meets candidates at local elections in Jaywick, Britain, May 7, 2026.

Farage’s reform surges in bruising election for Starmer’s Labour

The results are likely to deepen rumblings within Labour about Starmer’s leadership

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania met Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla for private tea at the White House on Apr 27.

King Charles to promote British-American unity in rare speech to US Congress during state visit

The long-planned visit has unfolded against tensions over the US-Israeli war on Iran

(From left) Britain's Queen Camilla, King Charles, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle on Sep 17, 2025. Trump made a state visit to the UK with his wife from Sep 16 to 18 that year.

Britain’s King Charles jets to US for trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and DC gala shooting

Both sides are enmeshed in a political spat over the US-Israeli war on Iran