Jess Phillips has resigned as a Home Office minister.  In a letter addressed to the prime minister, Phillips called on Keir ...

The election results last week were tough, very tough. We lost some brilliant Labour representatives; that hurts and it should hurt. I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility. But it’s not just ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Catherine West has threatened to launch a leadership bid that could topple the prime minister. The Labour MP issued a ...

Keir Starmer has suffered his first resignations as the calls for him to step down as prime minister grow. Tom Rutland, a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) in the Department for Environment, Food ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Angela Rayner has criticised what she calls a “toxic culture of cronyism” in a 1000-word statement issued after this week’s ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The first minister to resign from Keir Starmer’s government has called for the prime minister to step down and oversee “an ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. A Labour MP once considered to be close ally of Keir Starmer has called for him to resign as prime minister. Josh Simons, the ...

Keir Starmer has insisted that he will not “walk away” as prime minister after Labour suffered significant losses in the 2026 ...

A prime minister under not inconsiderable political pressure faces a leadership challenge from an obscure backbench MP posing as a proxy for more prominent pretenders.  These words accurately describe ...