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Voices: Starmer, Burnham or Streeting? Tell us who should lead Labour into the next general election

With Labour descending into fresh infighting over Brexit, leadership manoeuvring and fears of a growing threat from Nigel Farage and Reform UK, our latest poll asks readers who the...

Here’s who Labour Party members want as party leader in order of preference

Downing Street is continuing to face speculation over Keir Starmer’s future, with Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham setting out their […] The post Here’s who Labour Party members want...

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Starmer faces prospect of challenge as ex-minister says she will try to trigger race if no one in cabinet comes forwardMPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to co...

Labour’s affiliated unions call for new party leadership by next election

Labour’s affiliated trade unions have said that the Prime Minister “will not lead Labour into the next election”… The post Labour’s affiliated unions call for new party leadership...

Labour’s deputy warns against ‘bloody’ leadership contest to replace Starmer

Lucy Powell, an ally of Andy Burnham, says party members would take ‘dim view’ of challenge despite looming election losses

Labour’s Factions Gear Up for NEC Power Struggle

Thirty-eight candidates are jostling for seats on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), with ballots opening in July. If May 7th delivers the wipeout the polls predict, thes...

What would potential Labour leadership candidates do differently from Starmer?

We look at the stances on key issues of Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Ed MilibandWes Streeting’s resignation as health secretary, and the resignation of former min...

Who are the main threats to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership?

PM is determined to fight on in No 10 but various contenders to replace him have been organising for some timeKeir Starmer has long been dogged by leadership rivals – despite only...

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

Burnham and Streeting’s latest stances confound caricatures of left and right as party faces electoral bindThe Labour party seems to have inhabited three parallel worlds over the p...

'It's Clear We Need A Change Of Leader – Andy Burnham Must Return To Westminster', Says Labour Peer

Keir Starmer and Andy Burnhamin Downing Street in July, 2024.The Labour Party finds itself in a profound crisis, squeezed from the right by a resurgent Reform UK and from the left...

Council’s political leadership announced by Labour

Labour has announced its senior leadership team to run Leeds City Council for the coming year. The party lost overall control of Leeds City Council after gains were made in the loc...

What are Labour’s rules for a leadership election if Keir Starmer is challenged?

It is widely anticipated that several MPs are gearing up to challenge the Prime Minister for the leadership… The post What are Labour’s rules for a leadership election if Keir Star...

‘I have a Wes Streeting waifu’: Readers share their wild enthusiasm for potential Labour leaders

A LABOUR leadership contest must happen because the public demands it. Here Britons reveal which much-loved MP they have chosen to be their eternal champion.

Left-wing Labour candidate 'could stand against Andy Burnham' in leadership challenge

LEFT-WING Labour MPs are considering standing a candidate against Andy Burnham in a future leadership contest over concerns about the Greater Manchester mayor’s dropping progressiv...

‘Those who aspire to lead Labour must be clear about the party’s responsibilities to working people’

When I stood to be General Secretary of Usdaw, the trade union for retail and distribution workers, I… The post ‘Those who aspire to lead Labour must be clear about the party’s res...

Labour Leadership Runners And Riders: Who Could Replace Keir Starmer As Prime Minister?

Who will challenge the PM?Keir Starmer may have vowed to fight on this morning – but the smart money is still on him having to leave 10 Downing Street sooner rather than later.The...

Leadership hopeful Andy Burnham announced as UK Labour candidate for by-election

Scottish Labour MPs not told to back Sarwar on PM resignation call, as leadership crisis intensifies

Both Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham have publicly announced they intend to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader after disastrous election results.

Labour lefties 'plotting to get rid of Wes Streeting as PM' – before he's even got the job

The extraordinary intervention suggests that Labour is descending into open civil war as pressure mounts on Sir Keir.

Wes Streeting confirms he will stand in Labour leadership contest

Wes Streeting has not hidden the fact that he has his eyes set on the UK’s top job (Picture: Reuters) Wes Streeting announced he would challenge Keir Starmer in a future leaders...

Burnham moves one step closer to Labour leadership challenge

Progress looks to post-Starmer phase as battle lines drawn with Burnham

Members from Labour’s centrist tradition came to the Progress conference in search of solutions, after a week of… The post Progress looks to post-Starmer phase as battle lines draw...

How would a Labour leadership challenge play out?

Here is a look at how a potential Labour leadership contest could play out

Wes Streeting would lose leadership contest against Starmer, Burnham, Rayner or Ed Miliband, poll finds

A poll of Labour Party members has found that leadership hopeful Wes Streeting, would lose a contest against a number […] The post Wes Streeting would lose leadership contest again...