John Curtice

This led Labour to severe local and regional election defeats in May and ultimately spelt his predecessor Starmer's demise

Burnham opens door to second Scottish independence referendum

Labour surged in the polls by around five to six points — finally leapfrogging Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after 18 months — after Andy Burnham took over from Sir Keir Starmer on 20 July

Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares

He may have won re-election to parliament but far-right Reform UK’s Nigel Farage faces more challenges, including an inquiry over his finances that could put his political future in doubt again

Investigation into Nigel Farage finances resumes after by-election win

Nigel must know that Reform’s toughest battles are still ahead

Report casts fresh doubt on Farage’s defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne

A new prime minister resetting the dial, the public increasingly choosing optimism over grievance

Property expert Kirstie Allsopp has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Andy Burnham, accusing him of deliberately fostering a damaging North-South divide across Britain

Count Binface is Britain’s most persistent intergalactic space warrior and a beloved fixture of UK elections — a man in a bin-shaped helmet who turns serious politics into performance art

The Brexit referendum figurehead, whose party is leading national polls, has come under pressure over reports about undeclared donations and funding

Less than two years ago, Labour party leader Keir Starmer spearheaded a historic victory in a British general election

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to step down by September amid mounting pressure

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to step down by September amid mounting pressure

This resounding victory has created momentum that makes Burnham's arrival at Downing Street seem almost inevitable

And there’s certainly no shortage of people from rival Labour camps mouthing off about what happens next if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection today

Leading polling expert and BSA co-author Sir John Curtice described Reform supporters as “deeply ideological” and having “a level of emotional attachment that neither Labour nor the Conservatives have managed to inspire in voters for decades”

If he wins the seat in a crucial by-election set for June 18, he could ultimately topple embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer

It comes as a new poll by Survation put Labour in the lead for the crunch ballot with 43% and Reform just behind on 40%, but Restore Britain was third with 7%

In a latest update, British Prime Minister Keir ‌Starmer remains composed as pressure building up amid elections weakens his position and political stability

Jess Phillips has resigned from her position in Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet as safeguarding minister

They also point to a more fragmented political landscape, with voters moving away from the traditional Labour-Conservative contest and toward new parties such as Reform UK

Scottish Nationalists Seek Fifth Term as Election Count Underway

After bruising local election losses, Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a renewed push for closer ties with the European Union — but Brussels worries that his political weakness could stall or derail any meaningful post-Brexit reset

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have lost the party's traditional stronghold seat of Shetland to the SNP

Almost 25,000 candidates fought to be elected to more than 5,000 seats on 136 councils across England, with Reform UK fielding around 4,800, less than 100 fewer than Labour and some 50 more than the Conservatives

With local votes taking place across swathes of England, and crucial national tests in Scotland and Wales looming, here are five potential flashpoints that could significantly increase the prime minister’s political vulnerability — and even tip him out of No.10 Downing Street less than two years after he swept to power on a landslide

More than 5,000 council seats will be up for grabs when voters in England go to the polls on Thursday

Local elections this week will lay bare growing fragmentation across the United Kingdom

Voters in England will head to the polls on 7 May to cast their votes with more than 5,000 council seats up for grabs, as pollsters predict a disastrous result for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party

Voters in England will head to the polls on 7 May to cast their votes with more than 5,000 council seats up for grabs, as pollsters predict a disastrous result for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party

They reflect a broader feeling about politics at the moment — a disenchantment commonly referred to as "the scunner factor"

Over 5,000 council seats will be up for grabs when voters in England go to the polls on Thursday 7 May, in what could prove a decisive battle for Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership

The Conservatives are fighting to hold on to their heartlands in the north-east and along the southern border

Starmer faces high-stakes battle as Greens and Reform vie for Manchester seat

Anas Sarwar threw a grenade into the Scottish Parliament election campaign with his call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit

The Prime Minister is battling for his political future amid the Lord Mandelson scandal after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to quit yesterday in the latest blow

Frustration has been growing for months among Labour figures north of the border

Reform UK picks Matt Goodwin for Gorton and Denton by-election

Close Starmer signals closer alignment with EU’s single market to ease harm caused by Brexit

Nigel Farage's closeness to Donald Trump could cost Reform votes at the next election as suburban voters are put off by the president's increasing belligerence

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed speculation over his position after a difficult 2025