2026-05-14 61c1eb55a3805d894a9de5d72b738daff481a61d 35 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20united%20kingdom%20government%20crisis Andy Burnham 239 /wiki/andy%20burnham Greater Manchester 116 /wiki/greater%20manchester Josh Simons 2 /wiki/josh%20simons Labour Party 317 /wiki/labour%20party%20(uk) MP 14 /wiki/member%20of%20parliament%20(united%20kingdom) Makerfield 37 /wiki/makerfield%20(constituency) by-election 71 /wiki/by-election leadership election 406 /wiki/leadership%20election mayor 172 /wiki/mayor%20of%20greater%20manchester 2026 United Kingdom government crisis Andy Burnham Greater Manchester Josh Simons Labour Party MP Makerfield by-election leadership election mayor 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 2026-05-14 1924b71d91ed41525329f30259959b37b48351c7 36 2026 United Kingdom government crisis 1 /feed/2026/05/14/burnham-confirms-he-has-requested-the-permission-of-the-national-executive-committee-to-stand-in-the-upcoming-makerfield Burnham confirms he has requested the permission of the National Executive Committee to stand in the upcoming Makerfield by-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 Labour Party MP 3 /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. 2026-02-26 e2378adae17db90b6b9b5756f4ad11fee10c10fb /feed/2026/02/26/green-party-candidate-hannah-spencer-wins-the-constituency-of-gorton-and-denton-in-greater-manchester-england-in-the Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win. 1772271145 2026-02-26 cf03af4c1ba3e0c869930739eefb194ac6584f86 5 Greater Manchester 1 /feed/2026/02/26/green-party-candidate-hannah-spencer-wins-the-constituency-of-gorton-and-denton-in-greater-manchester-england-in-the-p Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win. 2026-02-1 e176c6ff786fbc52735274f18515d56226b28ad8 16 Labour Party 1 /feed/2026/02/1/peter-mandelson-resigns-from-labour-party-uk-after-the-united-states-department-of-justice-releases-files-showing-that Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour Party (UK) after the United States Department of Justice releases files showing that convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein made £55,000 ($75,000) in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate transactions in 2003 and 2004. 2026-01-11 145e376d3c2e258c429b7a43f7e4e4de89775842 /feed/2026/01/11/four-people-are-killed-and-five-injured-after-two-cars-collide-head-on-in-bolton-greater-manchester-united-kingdom Four people are killed and five injured after two cars collide head-on in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. 1768201656 2026-01-11 dd32033c43b558373e81efaaa249fbd543fc6e60 20 Greater Manchester 1 /feed/2026/01/11/four-people-are-killed-and-five-others-are-injured-after-two-cars-collide-head-on-in-bolton-greater-manchester-united Four people are killed and five others are injured after two cars collide head-on in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. 2025-12-1 0be60c972795a472446816af0bad2f7eb7e4a885 /feed/2025/12/1/a-bangladeshi-court-sentences-former-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-and-british-labour-party-mp-tulip-siddiq-to-five-years A Bangladeshi court sentences former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and British Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq to five years and two years in prison respectively for corruption involving a government land project. 1764659266 2025-12-1 4ec063a2bc68c3ee13f41f9f02fc80459988fceb 29 MP 1 /feed/2025/12/1/a-bangladeshi-court-sentences-former-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-and-british-mp-tulip-siddiq-to-five-years-and-two-year A Bangladeshi court sentences former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and British MP Tulip Siddiq to five years and two years in prison, respectively, for corruption involving a government land project. 2025-04-14 572e9a548bfa6568bf0b981049b95ee5f7e02271 14 MP 1 /feed/2025/04/14/a-court-in-dhaka-bangladesh-along-with-the-anti-corruption-commission-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-tulip-siddiq-a-un A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, along with the Anti-Corruption Commission, issues an arrest warrant for Tulip Siddiq, a United Kingdom MP who is the niece of ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina, for corruption allegations. Siddiq has rebuked the arrest warrant and called it a "smear campaign" against her. 2025-04-5 d591548069a0442df4f3ca333fa40018f1341da2 /feed/2025/04/5/israel-blocks-two-united-kingdom-mps-from-entering-the-country Israel blocks two United Kingdom MPs from entering the country. 1743993278 2025-04-5 193bc475a3658ab49a347b7388a0e730f3084f01 /feed/2025/04/5/israel-blocks-two-uk-mps-from-entering-the-country Israel blocks two UK MPs from entering the country. 1743953552 2025-04-5 1bd6cfb88b97b0a03d5eb006fad60da80dbdec43 15 Labour Party MP 2 /feed/2025/04/5/israel-blocks-two-british-labour-party-mps-from-entering-the-country Israel blocks two British Labour Party MPs from entering the country. /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 ITV News 14 3ba096ccefa1d7184753a527b6a73c3f03348bd1 5 https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-05-14/mp-stands-down-so-andy-burnham-can-fight-to-re-enter-parliament 2026 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.