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UK election

Burnham vows ‘new path’ for UK as he eyes bid to oust PM Starmer

Labour’s centre-left Andy Burnham is seeking to replace Keir Starmer as party leader and prime minister.
Labour’s centre-left Andy Burnham is seeking to replace Keir Starmer as party leader and prime minister.

British voters cast ballots in local poll crucial to PM Starmer’s future

A polling station during the Makerfield by-election at St. Nathaniel's Church, in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Britain, on June 18.
A polling station during the Makerfield by-election at St. Nathaniel's Church, in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Britain, on June 18.

UK PM Starmer says his government is a 10-year project, vows to fight on despite calls to quit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on, despite Labour suffering the worst losses of a governing party in local elections in decades.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on, despite Labour suffering the worst losses of a governing party in local elections in decades.

Number of small boat migrants to UK tops 200,000

Migrants hoping to reach Britain usually risk the journey in flimsy, overcrowded boats.
Migrants hoping to reach Britain usually risk the journey in flimsy, overcrowded boats.

UK’s Labour punished in local elections, populist Reform party make big gains

Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts as he leaves Millbank Tower following the results of the local elections, in London, Britain, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe
Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts as he leaves Millbank Tower following the results of the local elections, in London, Britain, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe

Starmer’s storm and the breakdown in British politics

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage drumming up support a day before the May 7 local elections, expected to pile more misery on Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and cement the rise of right- and left-wing populists..
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage drumming up support a day before the May 7 local elections, expected to pile more misery on Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and cement the rise of right- and left-wing populists..

Starmer’s top aide Morgan McSweeney quits as Mandelson-Epstein furore engulfs Britain’s PM

FILE PHOTO: Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives for the annual Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in London, Britain, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives for the annual Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in London, Britain, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo

Britain’s Reeves abandons plans to raise income tax rates, roiling markets

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, ahead of presenting the Spending Review to Parliament, in London, Britain, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, ahead of presenting the Spending Review to Parliament, in London, Britain, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo/File Photo

At Labour Party conference, PM Starmer’s rival steals the limelight

Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester speaks at a fringe meeting during the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester speaks at a fringe meeting during the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Britain’s Starmer calls on party to unite and ‘stop navel-gazing’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.