UK Labour Party

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

The fall in prices of UK homes is a sign that the market may have been affected by Labour’s tax-hiking Budget.

UK house prices in surprise drop at end of 2025

Nationwide Building Society says the average price of a home in December has gone down 0.4% to £271,068

Above: Homes in Guildford, 44 km south-west of London. The average home value increased 0.3% to £272,998 in November, suggesting that the housing market is holding up.

Rising UK house prices defy Budget tax fears, mortgage-lender Nationwide says

As buying activity was held off ahead of the Budget, prices may rise in the coming months: Capital Economics

Respondents to a YouGov survey conducted after Wednesday’s statement said they saw it as unfair rather than fair by a margin of 48 per cent to 21 per cent.

Reeves’ UK budget calms markets and party but leaves Britons unhappy

[LONDON] Britons reacted overwhelmingly negatively to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget, suggesting little relief for the Labour government’s slumping popularity.