Keir Starmer

Controversial Jewish politician gets only 33% of vote for seat vacated by former prime minister Keir Starmer in central London, days after his party declared 'Zionism is racism'

Voters will have a choice of 15 candidates to replace Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned from the House of Commons last month

Green Party members pass ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

For many, it raises serious concerns about how they will keep disabled young people supported and able to participate in everyday life

Holborn and St Pancras constituents will cast their vote on Thursday in a crucial test for both Zack Polanski and Andy Burnham

The Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar will tell the first minister to "get on with the day job" instead of focusing on the prospect of independence at a speech on Sunday

The sudden reversal marks a significant departure from policies drawn up under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer, which aimed to ease severe Crown Court backlogs by having judges sit alone on cases carrying sentences under three years

Rising support for the government could make this the right time for Burnham to cement his position — but experts have urged caution

Just more than two months into office, Andy Burnham was roundly praised for his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference in Liverpool

French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have welcomed Andy Burnham’s plan to unpick Brexit

Burnham first Labour PM since 1970s to give proper revolutionary socialist speech

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

RAF Fairford: Five men held over ‘bomb plot’ are British nationals

Burnham promises to set UK on new course after Brexit resulted in 'drift and division'

BBC London's political editor Karl Mercer is sitting down with leaders and other senior party figures to discuss some of the key issues facing the capital, and what their party might do to tackle them

RAF Fairford: Five men held over ‘bomb plot’ are British nationals

Burnham promises to set UK on new course after Brexit resulted in 'drift and division'

Burnham promises to set UK on new course after Brexit resulted in 'drift and division'

Burnham urges Trump to manage the AI threat

However, the Labour conference will get underway this weekend with polls beginning to show for the first time in almost two years that Labour might be within touching distance of winning a majority at the next election — 12 months on from polls that suggested Reform UK could win a huge victory

As Andy Burnham takes to the stage in Liverpool for his first Labour Party conference as Prime Minister, it marks a breathtaking turnaround from just a year prior when leadership speculation swirled around him

Kemi Badenoch congratulates Andy Burnham on stamina after three-hour Commons questioning

The Independent joins Andy Burnham on UN trip to New York for first meeting with Trump

After nearly an hour together in a cramped, low-ceilinged room in the United Nations basement, Trump did exactly that

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a mayor a matter of months ago, sat next to the most powerful man in the world

Andy Burnham has warned of the "collateral damage" posed by the EU's Made In Europe rules, ahead of a meeting later with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a UN summit in New York

The announcement came as the prime minister jetted off to New York for his first major international summit since taking office with a brief visit to the United Nations General Assembly

Instead of the two-hour Trump Tower rendezvous that Starmer enjoyed in September 2024, British officials expect their new prime minister to sit down with his U.S. counterpart on relatively neutral ground in the United Nations headquarters at the far edge of Manhattan

Lord Wormald’s payout equates to around £2,000 for each day in his role as cabinet secretary

The Holborn and St Pancras contest, widely expected to be held on 8 October, was called after Sir Keir called an immediate end to his parliamentary career earlier this month, after being ousted as prime minister and Labour leader

The contest was triggered when Sir Keir, who had held the inner-London seat since 2015, resigned as an MP at the start of September in what he said was a move to focus on international affairs

Zack Polanski faces uphill battle in Keir Starmer’s former seat

Starmer announces resignation as prime minister

Holborn and St Pancras, neighbouring Westminster, was vacated (vengefully) by Keir Starmer last week

Unlike his sulking predecessor, the new prime minister offers both an analysis and a vision

Zack Polanski challenges Andy Burnham to implement rent controls

Andy Burnham seeks to reassure bond markets amid public spending fears

Andy Burnham promises to ‘bring back hope’ in first Commons appearance as PM

Bond markets give Andy Burnham a painful reality check

It’s only 10 weeks since he pledged to remain as MP for Holborn and St Pancras until the next election, despite stepping down as prime minister

Andy Burnham will return to parliament on Tuesday, no doubt buoyed by an overwhelming public support for the Labour Party since he took office

The protest is planned as a two-mile march from Thetford’s market square to RAF Barnham, a site just over the border in Suffolk, which is due to house asylum seekers while they progress through the system

The protest is planned as a two-mile march from Thetford’s market square to RAF Barnham, a site just over the border in Suffolk, which is due to house asylum seekers while they progress through the system

Andy Burnham: Britain must be bolder in making closer EU ties

Last month, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned from his post and was replaced by Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester

In an interview with the Political Currency podcast, shared with the Guardian, she gave her first major analysis of the extreme tensions in the early days of Starmer’s operation, providing an insight into the culture of what has been called a “boys’ club” operating with Downing Street