2026-05-14 1924b71d91ed41525329f30259959b37b48351c7 36 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20united%20kingdom%20government%20crisis Makerfield by-election 14 /wiki/2026%20makerfield%20by-election National Executive Committee 2 /wiki/national%20executive%20committee%20of%20the%20labour%20party%20(uk) 2026 United Kingdom government crisis Makerfield by-election National Executive Committee 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 2026-05-14 61c1eb55a3805d894a9de5d72b738daff481a61d 35 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /feed/2026/05/14/josh-simons-steps-down-as-mp-for-makerfield-to-trigger-a-by-election-for-greater-manchester-mayor-andy-burnham-to-run-fo Josh Simons steps down as MP for Makerfield to trigger a by-election for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to run for a seat in parliament. Burnham is widely considered the favourite candidate to replace Starmer in the event of a Labour Party leadership election. 2026-05-14 50f5d1f52bc2624d0a1d2d3b810f1fa2b6fe31f1 34 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /feed/2026/05/14/wes-streeting-resigns-as-the-united-kingdom-s-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-saying-he-has-lost-confide Wes Streeting resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, saying he has "lost confidence" in prime minister Keir Starmer following the recent local elections. 2026-05-12 ab08f9b5352d199f509c58fa1824601bc9c5abe1 40 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /feed/2026/05/12/british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-tells-his-cabinet-he-has-no-intention-of-resigning-after-several-ministers-and-mor British prime minister Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he has "no intention" of resigning after several ministers and more than 90 Labour Party MPs call on him to resign or set a timetable for a new party leader to be elected later this year. 2026-05-12 55c47002db7632c0fd6a59e2e3ecd605b20a3c1d /feed/2026/05/12/four-ministers-resign-following-starmer-s-refusal-to-resign-including-jess-phillips-alex-davies-jones-miatta-fahnbull Four ministers resign following Starmer's refusal to resign, including Jess Phillips, Alex Davies-Jones, Miatta Fahnbulleh and Zubir Ahmed. 1778650502 2026-05-12 a7c9f6eb247c666ab3236d05930b1bb9b0186cc0 41 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /feed/2026/05/12/four-ministers-resign-following-starmer-s-refusal-to-resign-namely-zubir-ahmed-alex-davies-jones-miatta-fahnbulleh-a Four ministers resign following Starmer's refusal to resign, namely Zubir Ahmed, Alex Davies-Jones, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and Jess Phillips. /feed/2026/05/14/burnham-confirms-he-has-requested-the-permission-of-the-national-executive-committee-to-stand-in-the-upcoming-makerfield BBC News 14 a9e8d98c47395da218769c658965a1ed336798e0 5 https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy21gpr1kzt 2026 Bloomberg 14 72f0c34ccea6d83334e2bd138436f21b8629efae 5 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/burnham-s-path-to-challenge-starmer-opens-as-mp-to-quit 2026 Burnham confirms he has requested the permission of the National Executive Committee to stand in the upcoming Makerfield by-election.