66 h. ago Budget has preserved Starmer’s job until at least May elections, say Labour MPs

While some call budget ‘tactical victory’, few MPs believe it is enough for Labour to beat ReformUK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs have said they believe Keir Starmer’s leadership is safe until at least the May elections, after a budget that avoided any major damaging measures but which few MPs believe will revive the party’s fortunes.More than a dozen previously loyal MPs told the Guardian they did not believe the budget would shift the fundamentals required for the party to beat Reform. “It only delays what is inevitable,” one minister said. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Reeves takes aim at ‘hypotherapist’ Green leader Zack Polanksi during Budget address

Rachel Reeves made a jab at “hypnotherapist” Zack Polanski whilst announcing her Budget on Wednesday (26 November).

Politics

6 d. ago Reeves must use Budget to restore public trust in party, Scottish Labour leader warns

Anas Sarwar issued a warning days before the chancellor delivers her make-or-break Budget - with crucial elections in Scotland in May threatening to decide Keir Starmer’s future as PM

Events

7 d. ago ‘Keir Starmer is not on the ballot paper in this election’, says Welsh first minister

Labour’s Eluned Morgan distances herself from national government ahead of Senedd ballot in May

Politics

7 d. ago Fresh woe for Keir Starmer as Green leader Zack Polanski eyes up bid to oust him from the Commons

The self-described 'eco-populist' said it would be 'very tempting' to 'take Keir Starmer down' by challenging the Labour leader in his north London seat.

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer furiously told 'be a man' in parliament as plot to oust PM thickens

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson challenged Sir Keir Starmer over delayed local elections in a fiery PMQs clash, with the Prime Minister later calling on Nigel Farage to explain himself

Politics

1 week ago Almost a quarter of Labour voters think Starmer should quit now, damning new poll shows

In total, almost half of all Labour voters want Sir Keir Starmer out of No 10 before the next election, a new poll has shown

Politics

1 week ago Now is not the time for a Labour leadership election | Polly Toynbee

The focus should be on talking up this government’s achievements so far – and preventing a Reform victoryThe dominant political force sweeping across Europe is the “throw the bastards out” party, whoever happens to be in power. Discontent and distrust spread as global democracy declines. Only 6.6% of the world’s people live in a full democracy, according to the Economist’s global index, down from 12.5% 10 years ago. Europe is still the most democratic place, but it’s turbulent.Britain is an insular country that needs reminding it is not alone in its political turmoil after an omnishambles week for Keir Starmer’s government. The rumbling earthquakes beneath No 10 also shake the ground under the Élysée Palace and other official residences. A number of European countries have thrown out old governments in the past three years, including Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and the UK (Starmer is Britain’s sixth prime minister in less than a decade)...

Politics

1 week ago 'I'm going nowhere': Keir Starmer insists he will be PM at next election

A YouGov survey of 2,100 people found 23 per cent think the party leader should quit now and elect someone else.

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next general election

The prime minister said that discussions around his leadership amounted to time-wasting

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer vows he'll lead Labour into next election as he slams 'wasted' time on rows

The Prime Minister hit out at time-wasting rows over party leadership and said bearing down on cost of living pressures clobbering families was his top priority

Politics

2 w. ago Allies of Sir Keir Starmer warn coup plotters if they oust the PM it will trigger a General Election that would see the party annihilated

As rumours of a leadership challenge swirled at Westminster, friends of the beleaguered Prime Minister claimed any new leader would 'need their own mandate' from the voters.

Events

2 w. ago Green leader Zack Polanski ridiculed for saying UK should give up nuclear weapons and 'ask Vladimir Putin to do the same'

The self-described 'eco-populist' made the comments as he set out his wish for the whole world to 'denuclearise'.

Politics

3 w. ago Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’

Zack Polanski suggested he doubts whether Sir Keir Starmer will even be an MP at the next election

Politics

3 w. ago 'I'm not willing to work with Keir Starmer... and he might not even be an MP by the next general election', says Green leader Zack Polanski

The Greens' recent rise in the polls under Zack Polanski has sparked speculation about Britain's Left-wing parties cooperating to stop Nigel Farage entering Downing Street .

Politics

3 w. ago Breakfasts at No 10: buttering up Labour MPs to avoid a budget backlash

Downing Street has been preparing MPs for going back on its manifesto pledge and raising income taxUK politics live – latest updatesIf Keir Starmer’s election campaign was carrying a ming vase across an ice rink, then this budget – according to one minister – is like “wrestling a squirrel across a minefield”.It is an allusion to the biggest risk for Rachel Reeves, not the markets or big business, but Labour MPs. It was those MPs who were the key audience for the chancellor’s highly unusual speech preparing the ground for possible income tax rises. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Lucy Powell says Labour must stand by promise not to raise key taxes

New deputy leader also calls on government to lift two-child benefit cap urgently and in full• UK politics live – latest updatesLucy Powell, Labour’s new deputy leader, has said the government should stand by its manifesto commitment not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, amid signs that it may be preparing to break that promise.Powell, who left Keir Starmer’s cabinet in the reshuffle before being elected deputy leader last month, said the budget needed to be about putting more money, not less, into ordinary people’s pockets. Continue reading...

Politics