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Labour unveil leadership election timetable to replace Keir Starmer

LABOUR have set out a timetable for the potential leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer.

The National (Scotland)

Why is the UK now changing prime minister every few years?

This is not the UK’s first leadership transition in government, and it is unlikely to be the last. These events have, however, been rare until recently. In the 80 years since the end of the second world war, there have only been 18 prime ministers. The nineteenth, likely to be…

The Conversation

Brexit rebel and Starmer ally recognised in Birthday Honours

A prominent Labour MP and close associate of Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside knighthoods for two former senior Conservative figures and political diarist Chris Mullin.

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Bahamas Prime Minister Davis declares victory for party in snap election

Incumbent Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis has declared victory for the Progressive Liberal Party in securing a second term in office in a snap election

The Independent UK

What are the agendas of Labour MPs calling for Starmer to step down?

Several tendencies visible amid growing opposition to the prime minister from within parliamentary Labour party

The Guardian - UK

The Bahamas goes to polls in three-way battle with immigration a key issue

Rising cost of living such as high gas prices also a concern in election that will have record number of voters

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer faces crunch vote on Peter Mandelson vetting row

The Prime Minister has urged Labour backbenchers to ‘stand together against’ the motion.

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How safe is Starmer’s premiership after his Mandelson vetting statement to MPs?

Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the story

The Guardian - UK

More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say

Ed Miliband says only clean power will provide ‘energy sovereignty’ amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansion

The Guardian - UK

Starmer unlikely to allocate more time for assisted dying bill, ministers believe

PM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliament

The Guardian - UK

Repeated warnings and a £75,000 payout: Five key points from the Mandelson files

The Prime Minister was repeatedly warned about the ‘reputational risk’ of hiring the peer

Evening Standard

‘Mainstream majority’ do not want Farage or Polanski as PM, Keir Starmer says

The Prime Minister spoke to backbenchers at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday.

Evening Standard

Fighting Starmer wins another chance, but is still surrounded by peril

Polling is bad, crucial tests are looming, his party is a tinderbox and the leadership genie is hard to rebottle

The Guardian - UK

Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting

Leadership contest would be wrong and counterproductive, Tribune group says on day of turmoil for No 10 and party

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Starmer tells Labour MPs he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for him to resign – as it happened

Prime minister addresses parliamentary Labour party amid Mandelson scandal fallout

The Guardian - UK

Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham decision ‘done and dusted’, insists minister amid Labour anger

MPs have signed a letter saying that denying local members a real choice reinforces the idea that politics is a ‘remote stitch-up’.

Evening Standard

Labour civil war: 50 Labour MPs sign letter objecting to blocking Andy Burnham from by-election

Labour MPs warn Keir Starmer decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in Gorton and Denton by-election could be a “real gift” to Reform UK

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Evening Standard

Labour MPs urged to unite ahead of by-election after fallout over Burnham

The Prime Minister insisted on Monday the ‘battle of our times’ was between Labour and Reform UK, as he defended blocking Mr Burnham from standing.

The Guardian - UK

On Labour’s soft left, the question isn’t whether to challenge Starmer, but when

With Andy Burnham out of the picture, timing is key as rebel MPs weigh up other potential party leaders

Evening Standard

Who are the NEC members who voted in Andy Burnham's by-election bid?

A 10-member NEC officers’ subgroup blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. This is who sat on the panel, and how each of them voted

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells Labour MPs his foreign trips can help fix cost of living crisis

Prime minister tells parliamentary party that ‘being in the room’ for trade and defence talks will boost UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Labour to protect existing MPs above winning more seats at next election, deputy leader says

Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell says

The Independent UK

‘I returned from holiday, went into the garden, and burst into tears at what I saw’

People living near to a huge warehouse development are taking the fight to those behind it

The Guardian - UK

Won’t somebody please think of England’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is

Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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