Labour Party/Britain

Britain is still counting the cost of Brexit, 10 years after the vote

People demonstrate against Brexit in London on July 2, 2016.

Who is Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next prime minister?

Burnham, famously nicknamed the "King of the North", is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Parliament.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 23, 2026

An Iranian woman walking past a mural depicting an Iranian and US negotiation table next to the former US embassy in Tehran.

News analysis

With Starmer’s resignation, Britain’s experiment with technocratic centrism is over for now

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on June 22.

A decade of chaos: Britain prepares for seventh prime minister

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on June 22.

Unloved and directionless, British PM Starmer quits after just two years

A weekend away at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s country residence in Chequers with his wife Victoria appeared to have persuaded him to bend to the inevitable and resign.

British PM Keir Starmer resigns, paving way for orderly transfer of power

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on June 22.

Report says British PM Keir Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that he would fight any challenge to his position.

Explainer: What it would take for Labour to replace UK PM Keir Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an unprecedented challenge to his leadership from within his Labour Party.

From sidelines to centre stage, Andy Burnham on course to be UK's next prime minister

Newly sworn-in Labour MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham shaking hands with Britain's Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle in Parliament in London on June 22.

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