3 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor PA Media What we are witnessing this morning is the jostling on the expected start line of a race to be our next prime minister. The jostling is evident everywhere: from the prime minister's supporters, not least the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, telling BBC Brea
Read more: Labour hopefuls jostle for position ahead of leadership raceSkip to content British Broadcasting Corporation Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Follow this story live 2 hours ago Keir Starmer Labour Party Wes Streeting
Read more: Wes Streeting exits No 10 shortly after arrival9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters Sir Keir at a Cabinet meeting earlier this year This morning, Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clear
Read more: Starmer’s Position Weakens as Cabinet and MPs Revolt9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters It feels like the prime minister has to give the speech of his life today. Those within the Labour Party who want to see him succeed acknowledge that you can't change everything in one speech. But it is clearly imperative for Sir Keir Starmer to try t
Read more: Starmer faces a critical test as he urges MPs to stand down8 hours ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Iain Watson, Political correspondent PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing the first explicit threat of a leadership challenge from one of his MPs - but just how much of a threat does it pose to him? The former minister Catherine West's inte
Read more: Is Starmer's Leadership Really at Risk?11 hours ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Iain Watson, Political correspondent Getty Images Surveying the scale of Labour's disastrous elections performance, the number of Labour MPs saying publicly that Sir Keir Starmer should resign or attach a sell-by date to his premiership had passed 20 by
Read more: Labour MPs Criticise Starmer After Election Setbacks2 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor PA Media Labour activists look on as votes are counted in Clacton, Essex First things first, the headlines you are waking up to are only an emerging picture. The morning after a general election, the result is pretty much complete by breakfast time - but that
Read more: Reform Surges as Labour Loses Ground in Traditional Areas3 hours ago Becky Morton Political reporter PM: "It's time to look across the board at protests" The prime minister has suggested there may be a case for banning some protests, following calls for a suspension of pro-Palestinian marches. Asked if he wanted tougher policing of language used during ma
Read more: Starmer: Some Protests May Need to Be StoppedDemocracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather. At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-rel
Read more: Climate Disasters Threaten Elections and Democratic Stability2 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Getty Images The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is being accused of sending a "real chill throughout the civil service" after his decision to sack the lead civil servant in the Foreign Office over the Lord Peter Mandelson vetting fiasco. Sir Olly Robbins,
Read more: Starmer's action sparks 'chill' across civil service, union warns1 hour ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Nick Eardley, Political correspondent Getty The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning. Sir Olly Robbins, who had been the p
Read more: Former Foreign Office official to give evidence in Mandelson vetting rowReuters Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer q
Read more: Delay in Mandelson vetting disclosure alarms ministers
