Can Andy Burnham be a better prime minister than Keir Starmer?
Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him
Reform UK
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as British prime minister on Monday
Starmer, who has faced ‘political realities’ of his situation, set to be replaced by newly-elected MP Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. What would it look like?
After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?
Can Starmer’s ’110m hurdle strategy’ trip up Burnham’s dash for Downing St?
Keir Starmer’s position as UK prime minister is in peril after Burnham’s crushing victory over Reform UK
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Andy Burnham eyes byelection finishing line while for Starmer it might truly be the end
Greater Manchester mayor is favourite to win on Thursday but the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK isn’t banished yet
In praise of the Wigan kebab: ‘Want Irish curry sauce with it?’
Locals are surely the carbohydrate kings and queens of England
Labour hoping Nigel Farage will lose some of his flock to right-wing Rebecca Shepherd
Rebecca Shepherd running in the Makerfield byelection could help Andy Burnham realise his dream of leading Britain
Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Reform UK leader hardens anti-immigration rhetoric before crucial byelection involving Labour’s Andy Burnham
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelection
John McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace him
Crypto billionaires donate £7 million to Reform UK in the first quarter of 2026
Nigel Farage’s party significantly outstrips the fundraising efforts of Labour and the Conservative Party
UK police facing backlash over death of student (18) who was handcuffed while dying
Henry Nowak was killed by Vickrum Digwa, who falsely alleged a racist attack, in Southampton last year
Irish GP in England: My husband recognises very rocky times are on the horizon in the UK
As our children became enmeshed in their lives, coming back to Ireland became harder
UK government is still paying the cost of Brexit
Leaving the European Union has proven to be an economic slow puncture, rather than a car crash
Makerfield or Breakerfield? Andy Burnham faces defining test in Reform stronghold
Scale of task facing Greater Manchester mayor evident in a constituency where Labour has haemorrhaged votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
‘Not very British’: Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter
Chancellor wins support from Tories but Nigel Farage says he would ‘like to buy this man a pint’
Brexit remorse is not enough to turn back the clock
Brexit will be a fact of life for years to come so the best Ireland can hope for is a closer alignment between the UK and the EU
Tens of thousands march in London in separate far-right and pro‑Palestinian protests
British police deployed 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the capital
How did Nigel Farage go from crank to bookies’ favourite for prime minister after the next election?
Farage’s carefully crafted persona plays on nostalgia for an imagined world sourced from the golden age of British TV
Andy Burnham clears Labour committee hurdle as possible date for crucial byelection emerges
UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s biggest leadership rival edges closer to race that could open path to Downing Street
Keir Starmer is bland, stable, boring – he should have gone a long way
The beleaguered UK prime minister may not be entirely up to the moment – but as moments go, who would be?
Labour leadership phoney war set to end as real battle begins
Wes Streeting expected to fire the starting gun on Thursday on bid to unseat UK prime minister Keir Starmer
Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life
It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader
It’s worth reflecting on what Reform UK’s success might mean for Northern Ireland
Politics across the United Kingdom looks increasingly fractured
Nigel Farage’s success gives Ireland an urgent deadline
At what point are citizens in the North entitled to say they do not want to live in a country run by Farage?
Keir Starmer clings on as Labour ministers call on him to resign
Several cabinet members were understood to have called for him to set out a timetable for his departure as UK prime minister
Keir Starmer makes pitch to deepen EU-UK ties as he fights for his job
Labour leader and UK prime minister facing backbench revolt over elections disaster
UK elections: Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister seeks to trigger leadership contest
UK elections: Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest
UK elections: Labour suffers historic loss in Wales, Reform gains over 1,000 England seats
Prime minister Keir Starmer says he ‘won’t walk away’ despite damaging results across UK
UK elections: Labour’s status as a national party in Britain could be under threat
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK records rampant success as Keir Starmer’s nightmare deepens
How a French journalist was almost signed up as a Reform UK candidate
Le Monde writer says Nigel Farage’s party cold-called her to run in Thursday’s locals
Polls open across the UK in major test for Keir Starmer and Labour
Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge
A win for the Scottish National Party does not mean the UK is ‘cracking at the seams’
Getting Westminster’s agreement to a fresh independence referendum will not be easy
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