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Keir Starmer acknowledges ‘challenge’ Labour faces at elections

The majority of people care about the cost-of-living crisis when casting their ballot, the Prime Minister said.

Evening Standard

Don’t ‘doomscroll’ through leaders like the Tories did, minister warns Labour MPs amid plot to oust Starmer

Backbenchers seeking to oust Starmer after what is expected to be a disaster for the party in this week’s local elections

The Independent UK

Minister warns Labour MPs against ‘doomscrolling through leaders’

Labour backbenchers are reported to be drafting a letter blaming Sir Keir Starmer for the defeat and calling on him to set a date for his resignation.

Evening Standard

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Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs about trying to oust Keir Starmer

Labour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs told

The Guardian - UK

Candidates vying to replace PM like ‘auditions for Labour Celebrity Traitors’

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hit out at the ‘squabbling’ and ‘political infighting’ in Sir Keir Starmer’s party.

The Independent UK

Starmer leadership rivals should ‘give their head a wobble’ – Cabinet minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s warning comes after the PM urged Labour not to repeat the Conservative Party mistake of ‘political infighting’.

Evening Standard

Starmer pleads with Labour to unite ahead of local elections as wipeout predicted

Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are both said to be considering bids for the Labour leadership after the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer warns Labour against political infighting amid leadership talk

It comes as reports suggest Andy Burnham has a plan to return to Westminster.

Evening Standard

Starmer issues extraordinary warning over ‘political infighting’ and urges rivals not to oust him

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander also hit out at those within Labour who want a leadership contest, saying voters don’t want the party to become a ‘self-indulgent debating society’

The Independent UK

Why some Labour MPs fear Angela Rayner could be their Liz Truss

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks into the ‘Anybody But Ange’ briefing campaign

The Independent UK

Streeting 'ready to oust Starmer' as pressure mounts on PM

The Health Secretary reportedly has the support of more than 81 MPs - enough to trigger a leadership challenge

Evening Standard

Starmer facing leadership challenge as two leading candidates for next prime minister emerge

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The Independent UK

We can’t wait for Burnham, Labour MPs say, as race to replace Starmer comes down to Rayner vs Streeting

Labour MPs are gearing up for a leadership battle to replace the wounded Keir Starmer ahead of what are expected to be catastrophic election results next week

The Independent UK

The ‘life-saving’ impact Martha’s Rule is having in NHS hospitals as thousands trigger review process

The rule, which began a phased rollout two years ago, gives families formalised, 24/7 access to a second opinion and is now advertised throughout hospitals

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule may have saved more than 500 lives in England since 2024

Patient safety mechanism which gives patients the right to seek a second opinion having ‘lifesaving impact’, says health secretary

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

Rayner, Streeting or Burnham? The favourites to replace Starmer – plus have your say

Sir Keir Starmer could face a serious challenge to his authority after next week’s local elections

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘offers Rayner Cabinet job’ in bid to avert coup after Mandelson vote

Sir Keir Starmer has offered Angela Rayner a Cabinet return to avert a potential leadership challenge, according to a report in The Telegraph. Ms Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, left Cabinet in September after admitting to underpaying stamp duty on her new flat in Hove. The offer comes amid…

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The Independent UK

PMQs latest: Starmer refuses to say if Rachel Reeves will keep job as chancellor in rumoured reshuffle

Sir Keir Starmer took questions from MPs the day after avoiding an inquiry into claims he misled Parliament over the Peter Mandelson vetting saga.

The Independent UK

Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over embassy’s ‘unacceptable’ social media post

Seyed Ali Mousavi was called in by Middle East minister Hamish Falconer over an online message reportedly recruiting expats to become martyrs

The Conversation

Healthy life expectancy falls in the UK – and the decline is worse among women

Healthy life expectancy in the UK – the years we can expect to live in good health – has fallen by more than two years over the past decade, according to a new Health Foundation analysis.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner's allies should stop plotting to topple Keir Starmer, says minister as PM fights to stay in No10

‘Labour doesn't win elections very often. Let's not squander this opportunity to change the country for the better,’ says Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma

The Independent UK

Will Starmer survive? John Rentoul answers readers’ key questions on the Mandelson row

ASK ME ANYTHING: In a reader Q&A, chief political commentator John Rentoul addressed questions on Keir Starmer’s survival, potential successors and media scrutiny, warning the Peter Mandelson row has triggered a slow-burning crisis for Labour

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband emerging as top contender to replace Starmer

As Keir Starmer fights to survive, Labour MPs believe that the energy secretary and former party leader is positioning himself to take over

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