Labour Party royalty turned out in force earlier this month to attend the funeral of Phil Woolas, the popular former MP and minister who had been a key ally to a series of modernising party leaders.

Thu, Apr 23, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer suffered another huge blow live on air after a Labour MP demanded he "resign" as Prime Minister in a fierce live debate on GB News. On Thursday (April 23), Dawn Neesom returned to the airwaves,

The left-wing Green Party, which currently controls no councils in the 32 London boroughs up for grabs on May 7, could emerge as the biggest party in four local authorities

Lucy Powell, an ally of Andy Burnham, says party members would take ‘dim view’ of challenge despite looming election losses

Sir Keir Starmer has said there are "great" Labour candidates in the north-east of England The prime minister has denied the accusation he is damaging the chances of Labour candidates at next month's elections by refusing to resign.

Doubts about Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister has fed months of plots and paranoia within the Labour Party about who if anyone might be ready to take his place.

In less than two weeks, the PM faces a crucial set of elections in Scotland, Wales and for many English councils.

A former Labour general secretary has criticised Sir Keir Starmer as she announced she had joined the Green Party. Jennie Formby, who managed Labour from 2018 to 2020, said she would be campaigning for Zack Polanski’s party ahead of the local elections on May 7.

Labour is set to hemorrhage votes to both the Greens on the left and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the right during local elections in London next month, according to a new poll that lays bare the flagging popularity of Keir Starmer’s governing party.

Few punters would put their money on Keir Starmer to remain PM. But they're pretty sure who'll replace him.