UK politics

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

An Asda petrol station in Bethnal Green, London, Britain, March 27, 2026.

UK government to scrap planned rise in fuel tax, The Sun reports

Global oil prices have risen by around 60 per cent since the start of the Iran war

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 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 House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee said Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules were not tough enough to stop public debt from rising.

UK budget rules should seek to lower debt, parliament committee says

Britain’s public sector net debt has risen from 61 per cent in 2009/10 to 95 per cent of GDP by 2025/26

Keir Starmer became British Prime Minister after a landslide election victory  in 2024 but has struggled to implement changes he promised voters.

UK’s Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path

The Iran war has become “a line in the sand” for Britain, he said

Emails between Peter Mandelson (pictured) and Jeffrey Epstein, released by the US Department of Justice in late January, showed the two men had a closer relationship than had been publicly known.

Former UK ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations

British PM Keir Starmer said that Mandelson lied about the extent of his ties to Epstein