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Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bids
UK NewsPolitics•May 11, 2026 at 7:55 AMNational

Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bids

By Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker•The Guardian - UK News

Chances of Starmer remaining in No 10 appear to be diminishing as about 40 Labour MPs call on him to quitUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main threats to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership?Keir Starmer faces a fight for his political life in the next 24 hours as potential Labour leadership rivals, from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner, begin positioning themselves for a contest.Starmer is hoping to save his job on Monday with a speech promising to “face up to the big challenges” for the country on growth, energy, defence and Europe. Continue reading...

Chances of Starmer remaining in No 10 appear to be diminishing as about 40 Labour MPs call on him to quit

Keir Starmer faces a fight for his political life in the next 24 hours as potential Labour leadership rivals, from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner, begin positioning themselves for a contest.

Starmer is hoping to save his job on Monday with a speech promising to “face up to the big challenges” for the country on growth, energy, defence and Europe.

Continue reading...