2026-06-18 4550015357a54e59f86f283aff1fa6b903d11f11 /feed/2026/06/18/former-mayor-of-greater-manchester-andy-burnham-is-elected-to-the-house-of-commons-after-winning-a-by-election-in-makerf Former Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is elected to the House of Commons after winning a by-election in Makerfield, setting up a leadership challenge to prime minister Keir Starmer. 1781898294 2026-06-18 df4bc3c839b7bbd5a19df521a7516ad9a9c65e54 36 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20labour%20party%20leadership%20crisis Andy Burnham 37 /wiki/andy%20burnham British 116 /wiki/united%20kingdom Greater Manchester 2 /wiki/greater%20manchester House of Commons 71 /wiki/house%20of%20commons%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom Keir Starmer 406 /wiki/keir%20starmer Makerfield 239 /wiki/makerfield%20(constituency) by-election 172 /wiki/by-election mayor 14 /wiki/mayor%20of%20greater%20manchester prime minister 317 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20the%20united%20kingdom 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis Andy Burnham British Greater Manchester House of Commons Keir Starmer Makerfield by-election mayor prime minister 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis 2026-06-19 82a79d7850ac25915ddc6c3403568a3cc5fc7540 25 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis Andy Burnham British Keir Starmer prime minister 5 /feed/2026/06/19/british-home-secretary-shabana-mahmood-energy-secretary-ed-miliband-and-transport-secretary-heidi-alexander-meet-with British home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy secretary Ed Miliband, and transport secretary Heidi Alexander meet with prime minister Keir Starmer and reportedly urge him to set out a timetable for his departure following Andy Burnham's win in the 2026 Makerfield by-election. 2026-05-14 61c1eb55a3805d894a9de5d72b738daff481a61d 36 Andy Burnham Greater Manchester Makerfield by-election mayor 5 /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 35 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /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 British Keir Starmer prime minister 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. 2026-05-11 af0ea7dec84fdc03d8ecb1a0dd3b61892828e4e2 /feed/2026/05/11/british-home-secretary-shabana-mahmood-bans-seven-far-right-activists-including-maga-influencer-valentina-gomez-from-e British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven far-right activists, including MAGA influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. 1778535273 2026-05-11 39b419eac0917d5ce961ea8ea422ee48431534ec 28 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2026/05/11/british-home-secretary-shabana-mahmood-bans-seven-foreign-far-right-activists-including-american-influencer-valentina-g British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. 2025-07-29 685fec6ffe1cf830bb29d210adca9d4ecc08a680 15 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2025/07/29/united-kingdom-prime-minister-keir-starmer-declares-that-the-uk-will-formally-recognize-the-state-of-palestine-should-a United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer declares that the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine should a ceasefire not be achieved by September. 2025-07-10 f215317a206c81db8d118bb961258ddc243f88ed 11 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2025/07/10/french-president-emmanuel-macron-and-united-kingdom-prime-minister-keir-starmer-announce-a-joint-migration-deal-for-the French president Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer announce a joint migration deal for the UK to deport illegal migrants to France in exchange for accepting asylum seekers with British family connections. 2025-05-23 c8db161625399a7772c75d665bd8fd8fac052dac /feed/2025/05/23/minister-of-state-for-the-armed-forces-of-the-united-kingdom-says-that-the-uk-does-not-recognize-the-comments-made-by Minister of State for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom says that the UK "does not recognize" the comments made by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where he accused British prime minister Keir Starmer, along with French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney of "siding with Hamas" and being on "the wrong side of humanity". 1748053601 2025-05-23 3b9edf476394be521ffc9c6d6c41f58adb38f685 9 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2025/05/23/british-minister-of-state-for-the-armed-forces-luke-pollard-says-that-the-uk-does-not-recognize-the-comments-made-by-i British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard says that the UK "does not recognize" the comments made by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where he accused British prime minister Keir Starmer, along with French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, of "siding with Hamas" and being on "the wrong side of humanity". 2025-05-22 96afacae563103ddcea0e2e6a8ad20359db2b8f2 /feed/2025/05/22/united-kingdom-prime-minister-keir-starmer-signs-a-deal-formally-handing-over-sovereignty-of-the-disputed-chagos-archipe United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The United Kingdom and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia as part of the deal. 1747935851 2025-05-22 07255371849a4204765d6f8005b647b1ee3cffc2 /feed/2025/05/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-signs-a-deal-formally-handing-over-sovereignty-of-the-disputed-chagos-archipelago-in-its UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The United Kingdom and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia as part of the deal. 1747928650 2025-05-22 7ee985a7cfe4b8d15bcbde4b8896829f371b7e91 8 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2025/05/22/british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-signs-a-deal-formally-handing-over-sovereignty-of-the-disputed-chagos-archipelago-in British prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The UK and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of the deal. 2025-03-2 2abd95fb1a7457417f3b16c06486bdfed120ac40 /feed/2025/03/2/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-announces-after-a-meeting-of-eu-leaders-in-london-that-a-coalition-of-the-willing-is-wo UK prime minister Keir Starmer announces after a meeting of EU leaders in London that a "coalition of the willing" is working on a Ukraine peace plan that they will present to U.S. president Donald Trump. 1740969227 2025-03-2 0ac00a4ca65805b80c8f26c63eae960a7831bc86 18 British Keir Starmer prime minister 3 /feed/2025/03/2/united-kingdom-prime-minister-keir-starmer-announces-after-a-meeting-of-european-union-leaders-in-london-that-a-coaliti United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer announces after a meeting of European Union leaders in London that a "coalition of the willing" is working on a Ukraine peace plan that they will present to U.S. president Donald Trump. /feed/2026/06/18/former-greater-manchester-mayor-andy-burnham-is-elected-to-the-house-of-commons-of-the-united-kingdom-after-winning-a-by The Guardian 18 ee3f085857f3903a2097dd48ec56f1329fd5f464 6 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/19/andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-byelection-paving-way-labour-leadership-challenge 2026 Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom after winning a by-election in Makerfield, setting up a leadership challenge to prime minister Keir Starmer.