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United Kingdom polls: Labour rival eyes win in poll key to Keir Starmer's fateThe Standard
… Polls predict that Burnham should win, although it is expected to be a tight contest with the hard-right Reform UK party, whose candidate is local plumber Robert Kenyon. …
What to know about seismic UK by-election that imperils PM StarmerCitizen Digital
… Main opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and far-right Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called for changes to police diversity policies. …
'I can't breathe': Outrage after UK police handcuff dying studentCitizen Digital
… Starmer has been clinging onto power since disastrous local and regional election results earlier this month in which Labour lost scores of councillors to the hard-right Reform UK party and left-wing Greens. …
UK council sets June 18 by-election which may determine next PMCapital News
… He would, he added, “not take a single vote for granted” and would “work hard to regain the trust of people” in the north-west constituency, which Labour held in 2024 with a majority of 5,399 votes over Reform UK. …
Burnham to make bid to return as MP as pressure mounts on StarmerCitizen Digital
… But it lost control of the national Welsh parliament, the Senedd, coming in third place behind left-wing nationalists Plaid Cymru and anti-immigration populists Reform. …
Numbers behind vote that plunged UK PM Starmer into crisisCitizen Digital
… By 8:00 am (0700 GMT), Nigel Farage's anti-immigrant Reform UK had gained over 350 seats while Labour had lost over 240 across 40 of the 136 English councils to announce results so far. …
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer 'takes responsibility' for Labour losses in local pollsThe Standard
… Polanski has said he decided to stand for the leadership after seeing the party eclipsed by the far-right, anti-immigrant Reform UK party in previous local elections last May.He has yet to win a seat in the UK parliament, while the party currently has only around 50 of the more t …
Zack Polanski: 'Eco-populist' eyeing big gains for UK GreensThe Standard
… Polls widely predict that 27-year-run will finish when voters head to the polls on May 7, although a new voting system means who will triumph instead is uncertain.Surveys show Labour trailing the hard-right Reform UK party and progressive Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru, mirroring …
In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartlandThe Standard
… While there is little doubt it was mined in India, its history thereafter is a mixture of myth and fact, with several countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan also laying claim to the gem.A politician from the anti-immigration Reform UK party was quick to slam the comme …
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamondUK voters went to the polls in a historic local election that could determine the future of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham, a Labour veteran and Greater Manchester mayor, is seeking to win the parliamentary by-election for Makerfield in northwestern England, which could position him to challenge Starmer for the party leadership and ultimately become prime minister.
19 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UK voters went to the polls in a historic local election that could determine the future of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham, a Labour veteran and Greater Manchester mayor, is seeking to win the parliamentary by-election for Makerfield in northwestern England, which could position him to challenge Starmer for the party leadership and ultimately become prime minister.
19 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Britain holds a special by-election on Thursday in the Makerfield constituency near Manchester. Long-time Starmer critic Andy Burnham, a popular metro mayor, is looking to win the seat so he can run for the Labour leadership and premiership, with UK media calling it "the most consequential by-election" in British political history.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
Body camera footage released during trial showed British police handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak after he was stabbed with a ceremonial knife in December, despite his repeated pleas that he couldn't breathe. Police initially believed the attacker's false claim that Nowak had racially abused him; the killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, was later jailed for at least 21 years.
2 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A by-election in Makerfield constituency on June 18 will see Labour's Andy Burnham attempt to return to parliament; if successful, he is widely expected to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party leadership. Starmer has faced pressure following poor Labour results in recent local elections.
21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester mayor, will bid to become Labour MP for Makerfield after health secretary Wes Streeting resigned citing lost confidence in PM Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Streeting's resignation has intensified speculation about Starmer's future following poor election results for Labour, though no formal leadership challenge has been triggered yet.
15 May 2026 · Capital News →
Labour lost 1,498 of 2,566 English council seats and lost control of Wales's Senedd for the first time in 100 years, triggering calls from party MPs and ministers for Starmer to step down.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday he took responsibility for "very tough" local election results in which the ruling Labour party lost hundreds of councillors in England and faced bracing for humiliating results in Scottish and Welsh devolved parliament voting, but vowed to remain as prime minister.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Zack Polanski, a 43-year-old self-styled "eco-populist" who became Green Party leader in September 2025, is hoping to lead the party to a landmark breakthrough in British local elections. Since his election, party membership has grown by 100,000, and analysts suggest the Greens now have a serious prospect of winning seats and potentially controlling some councils, driven by voter disillusion with Labour's Keir Starmer.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wales, a Labour stronghold for over a century, is set to shift political allegiances in upcoming elections as voters abandon the party due to cost of living pressures and move toward anti-establishment candidates. A Labour defeat in Wales would mark a major blow to UK leader Keir Starmer's premiership.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on King Charles III to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond, a 106-carat stone taken by the British Empire from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s and now housed in the Tower of London as part of Britain's crown jewels. India has repeatedly sought the return of the jewel, whose ownership has been contested through history.
30 April 2026 · The Standard →