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Labour's rising star Miatta Fahnbulleh: Who is Andy Burnham's new Net Zero Secretary?

Ms Fahnbulleh raced into the Cabinet in two years

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham’s big challenge: the route to succeeding Starmer is littered with obstacles

The polls indicate that of all the candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the most popular is Andy Burnham. But before the current mayor of Greater Manchester can even throw his hat into the ring, there are a series of hurdles he has to overcome.

The Conversation

Who could replace Keir Starmer? Runners and riders for next Labour leader as Rayner odds tumble

Keir Starmer faces possible leadership challenge as Wes Streeting quits Cabinet and joins list of nearly 100 Labour MPs calling on him to quit

Evening Standard

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What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain's Labour leader

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership is in jeopardy after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week

The Independent UK

'You have lost trust of public': UK minister Miatta Fahnbulleh quits as PM Keir Starmer faces growing calls to resign

Miatta Fahnbulleh, a minister in Keir Starmer’s government, resigned on Tuesday while publicly questioning the British Prime Minister’s leadership and urging him to begin an “orderly transition” within the Labour Party.

The Times of India

The timing of the Labour coup against Starmer helps one candidate – Wes Streeting

NEWS ANALYSIS: As allies of the health secretary publicly call for the prime minister to go, political editor David Maddox looks at why Keir Starmer’s premiership has unravelled so quickly

The Independent UK

Starmer’s on the brink and who knows what will happen next: hope for the best, Britain, and prep for the worst

As senior cabinet ministers move against the PM, his words of defiance seem moot. I’m planning ahead – which is more than he has ever done, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Starmer on the brink as cabinet ministers urge him to quit

Exclusive: Senior cabinet ministers believed to be among those telling PM to oversee orderly departure hours after he said he would fight any challenge

The Guardian - UK

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

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

The Guardian - UK

Who are the main threats to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership?

PM is determined to fight on in No 10 but various contenders to replace him have been organising for some time

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson: challenge to Starmer would be wrong despite election ‘kicking’

Education secretary says voters feel let down but do not want Labour to ‘spend more time talking amongst ourselves’

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP says she will trigger leadership contest by Monday if cabinet does not launch challenge – as it happened

Catherine West says she will try to get the necessary signatures herself to trigger a leadership contest

The Guardian - UK

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Starmer faces prospect of challenge as ex-minister says she will try to trigger race if no one in cabinet comes forward

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Friday briefing: What the local election results tell us so far

In today’s newsletter: gains for Reform and losses for Labour in early results, but experts say overall picture underlines ‘the fracturing of British politics’

Evening Standard

Votes being counted in crucial elections for Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership

Polling guru Lord Robert Hayward has suggested Labour could lose some 1,850 councillors in England.

The Independent UK

Labour could lose up to 1,850 councillors in local elections, polling expert predicts

Polling guru Lord Robert Hayward suggested heavy losses for Labour as the party faces challenges from Reform UK and the Green Party

Evening Standard

Polls close in crucial elections for Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership

Polling guru Lord Robert Hayward has suggested Labour could lose some 1,850 councillors in England.

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Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: What's at stake for Starmer, Labour and London?

The Prime Minister faces a battle for survival as the results of the May elections come in

The Independent UK

Local election protest votes are no time for defenestrating prime ministers

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: However disastrous the outcome of the local elections, Labour’s leadership crisis will not be solved by hopping from replacement to replacement – as the Conservatives previously found out to their cost

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid

The Guardian - UK

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

With PM on shaky ground as May elections approach, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadership

The Independent UK

Thousands more Britons install solar panels as Iran war sends fossil fuel prices soaring sky-high

The total number of solar arrays across the UK has now reached two million

Evening Standard

Solar panel installations surge to pass two million across UK for first time

Ed Miliband says rising interest in solar helps families weather energy shocks and bring down bills.

The Independent UK

Who could replace Starmer as prime minister? Here are the top contenders for a Labour leadership battle

Angela Rayner said Keir Starmer should consider resigning, while Wes Streeting has now resigned and is expected to launch a leadership bid, and reports suggest that Andy Burnham might have found a seat to run in

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