Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say
Sources say health secretary intends to trigger leadership election as early as ThursdayUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Allies of Wes Streeting have said he is preparing to stand down as health secretary amid deep frustration with Keir Starmer’s leadership, and could mount a formal challenge for the leadership as early as Thursday.Downing Street insiders had suggested Streeting did not yet have the required support from 81 MPs, which is needed to...
Veterans to be protected from the ‘legal wild west’ in Troubles Bill
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Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech
King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within Labour• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has put long-promised changes to education, health and the courts at the heart of his agenda for the next year, as the embattled prime minister looks to prove he can enact the scale of change being demanded by Labour MPs and voters.The prime minister unveiled his legislative programme for the next parliamentry session on Wednesday, a moment he h...
Steps to fast-track EU rules into British law included in King’s Speech
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Starmer sets out plans for ‘stronger and fairer’ UK as he fights to save his job
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Moment police bust east London drugs gang dealing in children's parks
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Streeting 'poised to quit' as Starmer begs Labour MPs not to 'sink into the politics of division' - with desperate King's Speech vowing to unwind Brexit but NOT curb benefits
Streeting 'poised to quit' as Starmer begs Labour MPs not to 'sink into the politics of division' - with desperate King's Speech vowing to unwind Brexit but NOT curb benefitsBy JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 11:46, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 11:47, 13 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Emma Willis 'on the mend' after starting therapy as Strictly hosting role 'confirmed'
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London colder than Helsinki as hailstorm sweeps capital...but a mini-heatwave is coming next week
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Your feelings towards UK politics, mapped: Charts reveal exactly where anxiety and anger about the current state of affairs are felt in the body - with Labour supporters feeling them more strongly
Your feelings towards UK politics, mapped: Charts reveal exactly where anxiety and anger about the current state of affairs are felt in the body – with Labour supporters feeling them more stronglyREAD MORE: Charts reveal exactly what alcohol does to your body the next dayBy WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER Published: 11:16, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 11:32, 13 May 2026 e-mail 1 View comments
Barry Keoghan says Beatles biopics have ‘indie soul’ and will be incredible
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London MP Rupa Huq unhappy at being added to 'save Keir Starmer' letter without consent
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Review will check if investment firms offer bereaved customers adequate support
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Missing cat reunited with owner after hitching 15-mile ride under car
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Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. It's mostly empty.
Exclusive Politics Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. A year later, it's mostly empty. By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Camilo Montoya-Galvez Immigration Correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the Immigration Correspondent at CBS News, where his reporting is featured across multiple programs and platforms, including national broadcast shows, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com and the organization's social media accounts. Read Full Bio Camilo Montoya-Galvez May 13, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS New...
Price of World Cup shuttle bus in New York slashed following fan backlash
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SNP seeks to force vote on Keir Starmer’s future
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James Van Der Beek’s wife says ‘reality is settling in’ months after actor died
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Green leader Zack Polanski faces investigation over London houseboat council tax
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Babcock takes £140m hit from reworks to new Royal Navy warships
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