Streeting sends new warning to Labour over Reform threat – what he said IN FULL The Independent UK · May 20
Labour must be bolder or it will lose, Streeting says in resignation speech In first Commons speech since quitting cabinet, Streeting says party must deliver change or it will hand keys of No 10 to Reform The Guardian - UK · May 20
Brexit may be back, but Britain needs to know what it wants A decade after the referendum, EU leaders would welcome closer ties – once the UK has understood the European deal’ The Guardian - UK · May 20
Wes Streeting brands SNP 'existential threat to UK' in resignation speech to MPs WES Streeting branded the SNP an “existential threat” to the UK as he addressed MPs for the first time since quitting the Government. The National (Scotland) · May 20
Wes Streeting says Labour must ‘change course’ or hand Reform UK victory In his resignation speech in the Commons, the former minister said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is losing the fight against nationalism. Evening Standard · May 20
Back of the net! Badenoch hammers Starmer at PMQs as Labour manager loses dressing room Political sketch: Labour right winger Wes Streeting and left winger Andy Burnham are both trying to topple the PM Evening Standard · May 20
Voices: ‘Burnham is no superhero with all the answers’: Readers divided over who should lead Labour YOUR VIEWS: With Andy Burnham narrowly edging ahead of Keir Starmer in our latest reader poll, Independent readers have been fiercely debating whether Labour needs a dramatic change of direction – or whether replacing the prime minister now would only deepen the party’s crisis The Independent UK · May 20
In The Room | Burnham or Brexit 2.0? Analysing the Labour leadership face-off With the writing seemingly on the wall for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, two contenders have already thrown their names into the ring for his job. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has launched an appeal to Labour heartland, suggesting he might be vying to initiate a "Brexit 2.0." Meanwhile, Andy Burnham,… The Independent UK · May 20
Streeting says he resigned because Labour ‘in fight of our lives against nationalism’, and is currently losing – as it happened Former health secretary standing down after saying he no longer had confidence in Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · May 20
UK minister ‘confident’ of steel pact with EU ahead of impending July tariffs Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant hailed “very productive conversations” with EU counterparts on a carve-out for the UK from looming restrictions on steel imports. Britain's Labour-led government is pushing ahead with an economic reset despite political turbulence at home. Euronews · May 20
The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut Without a reckoning about the epic strategic error of leaving the EU, there is no serious debate about the country’s future place in the world, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · May 20
Starmer to face Commons grilling as Streeting plans resignation speech Sir Keir will take questions from MPs while ex-cabinet minister Wes Streeting is expected to make a resignation speech. Evening Standard · May 19
John Healey says Labour infighting puts government’s credibility at risk Defence secretary say party has turned in on itself in thinly veiled criticism of Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting The Guardian - UK · May 19
Delusional, desperate and mostly called David, Brexiters gather to lament the Great Betrayal The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality The Guardian - UK · May 19
The Independent UK · May 19 Senior figures in Blue Labour turn on Burnham over Brexit Maurice Glasman, founder of the influential Blue Labour movement, has offered his backing to home secretary Shabana Mahmood as the party’s next leader
The Guardian - UK · May 19 Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds urge colleagues to support each other and remember ‘who we’re here to serve’
Evening Standard · May 19 Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate as he eyes party leadership New polling suggests the Mayor of Greater Manchester would beat Sir Keir Starmer in a head-to-head Labour leadership fight
The Independent UK · May 19 Sadiq Khan backs Starmer as he warns Labour rebels against leadership contest Mayor of London tells The Independent Labour must ‘change the pace of delivery’ from now on
The Independent UK · May 19 Inside the dirty tricks campaigns trying to stop Andy Burnham in race for No 10 NEWS ANALYSIS: As the phantom leadership contest rumbles on ahead of a by-election in Makerfield, political editor David Maddox looks at the dirty tricks campaigns being unleashed by Labour MPs to stop Andy Burnham making it into No 10
The Independent UK · May 19 Why Andy Burnham’s opponents have branded him a ‘human shopping trolley’ IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 19 Streeting will expose ‘human shopping trolley’ Burnham, say allies of ex-health secretary Exclusive: Burnham has faced criticism for backtracking on his stance on Brexit and economic policies
Evening Standard · May 19 Starmer chairs Cabinet as Burnham promises ‘new path’ for the country Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the Makerfield by-election was ‘the most consequential of our lives’.
The Independent UK · May 19 Voices: What on earth does Keir Starmer have to laugh about? COMMENT: In photo after photo, the prime minister has never looked happier – but trust me, I know exactly how hard it is to look chipper when you’re at your most miserable, says Cleo Watson
The Independent UK · May 19 Andy Burnham would beat Keir Starmer in leadership contest, new poll reveals The prime minister has vowed to fight any future leadership challenge despite calls to resign
The Independent UK · May 19 UK won’t have ‘tailor-made’ deal to rejoin EU, former officials warn as Labour reopens Brexit debate Labour leadership candidates have renewed debates on Brexit in recent days