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Sir Keir Starmer retains “full confidence” in Wes Streeting as Health Secretary, even as he looks set to resign in a bid to launch a leadership challenge.

Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.

He’s the would-be Labour leader and prime minister who has stood for the leadership unsuccessfully twice before.

Keir Starmer has admitted that the British people do not believe Labour cares about them as he took responsibility for Labour’s devastating election results.

Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK a "national party" after making huge gains in the local elections.

Labour is preparing for record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister.

Keir Starmer has urged voters to choose “unity over division” in a rallying cry ahead of a high-stakes set of local elections.

Cabinet ministers have told rebellious Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after potentially disastrous election.

These are desperate times for Sir Keir Starmer’s government, which faces annihilation in Thursday’s elections.

Frantic Labour MPs are attempting to save Rachel Reeves from being dismissed because they fear her departure from Number 11 could trigger bond market turmoil.

Sir Keir Starmer has urged his party not to repeat the Conservative Party’s mistake of "descending into political infighting" amid speculation that his rivals are plotting a leadership challenge.

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Kemi Badenoch has compared Keir Starmer’s government to a "bad episode of Game Of Thrones" as the Prime Minister fights for his political survival.

Keir Starmer dodged saying that Rachel Reeves is safe from a rumoured reshuffle today as he reels from the latest Mandelson scandal revolt.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster by-election next month, as anger continues to grow within the Labour Party over the move.

Labour MPs are preparing to meet amid growing speculation that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham could stand in an upcoming Westminster by-election triggered by the resignation of a local MP.

Keir Starmer has walked off the stage after wrapping up a speech some had billed as the most important of his political life.

Suspended Labour rebel Rachael Maskell has endorsed Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister on the eve of the party conference in Liverpool.

When Andy Burnham addressed a gala dinner this week, he was as coy as he could be in a week when speculation about his future ambitions was rampant. "I love this job," the mayor of Greater Manchester said.

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour leadership bid amid growing speculation that Sir Keir Starmer might leave office before the next election, according to claims.

Grooming gangs are responsible for two reports of child sex abuse every day, police figures suggest.

Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election

Andy Burnham furiously hit out at George Galloway after the new Rochdale MP suggested he would run against the Greater Manchester Mayor in the mayoral elections in May

A leap in the number of cars on the roads of the Greater Manchester area could be the cause of a sharp rise in the number of children having to be hospitalised with breathing difficulties and lung problems

Memo to Manchester taxpayers... Monaco Jim is down to his last £14bn and needs your help to build a new Old Trafford... and Andy Burnham's involvement is an embarrassment that should be laughed out of town