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Thursday briefing: ​Is this Starmer’s last stand?

In today’s newsletter: ​As the prime minister loses his grip on his party, his health minister appears to be waiting in the wings to take a chance on a leadership bid

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs, paving way for potential leadership bid

Exclusive: Former deputy prime minister says investigation ‘clipped my wings’ as she settles £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Labour turmoil continues as Streeting mulls leadership challenge

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has questioned whether any of the Prime Minister’s rivals can muster the necessary support to launch a contest.

Evening Standard · May 13

Who would be in Wes Streeting’s corner if he ran for the Labour leadership?

The health secretary’s backers have different – not always ideological – reasons for supporting him

The Guardian - UK · May 13

‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after potential seats for him fail to materialise

The Guardian - UK · May 13

As Westminster rages, and Labour sinks into civil war: what about the people?

Voters are desperate for a turnaround in living standards. The runners and riders for the Labour leadership must address this, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · May 13

‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

One of PM’s expanding cohort of critics in Labour party says policy programme ‘sums up where we have gone wrong’

The Guardian - UK · May 13

The Guardian view on the king’s speech: an agenda for a government that lacks conviction

Editorial: Keir Starmer’s programme is fatally limited by the timidity of an election manifesto that shied away from hard arguments

The Guardian - UK · May 13

Labour politicians should put the country before their party

Letters: Fiona O’Farrell, Sarah Mulholland and Jennifer Evans on the ongoing circus surrounding potential challengers to Keir Starmer’s leadership

The Guardian - UK · May 13

King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty

With the PM’s future numbered in days, no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time

The Guardian - UK · May 13