New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham “will always put Britain’s interests first”, he told the BBC when asked in an interview, parts of which were released on Sunday, whether he was willing to call out U.S. President Donald Trump. In his first major interview since taking office, BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg asked Burnham if he…
LONDON — Andy Burnham officially became British prime minister on Monday — the country’s seventh leader in 10 years — having already been elected as the leader of the country’s Labour Party last week. Burnham, who until recently was serving as the mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeded outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Speaking outside the…
The recent resignation of Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister has reignited a debate over the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit identity – and talk of rejoining the European Union. Over the past decade, has Britain’s decision to exit the EU returned the UK to its splendid isolation – or merely a splendid squalor? It may seem…
In most elections, interest rests on a simple question: who won? However, when it comes to Makerfield, the results have been trumped for many onlookers by something else: what happens next? For the first time in a long time — perhaps ever — Britain’s political spotlight has been trained on this constituency of metro-fringe communities…
Britain is holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer‘s beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve. Labour party veteran and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is looking to win the parliamentary by-election for the Makerfield constituency in northwestern England, so that he can then try…
Amid the political turmoil in the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reportedly told his inner circle that he is ready to “stand down”. From the controversy surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson and his ties to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to the Labour Party’s poor performance in the local elections, calls…
Ameer Kotecha, right, outlines why Starmer suffered catastrophic local elections defeat (Image: Getty) As the dust settles on last week’s local elections, and Keir Starmer’s future hangs in the balance, what are the main takeaways from all the present political turmoil? What voters have announced – in the most unambiguous terms since Brexit – is…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt a political fightback on Monday (11 May) with a speech promising closer ties with the European Union after Labour suffered heavy local election losses and growing calls for his resignation. Starmer will promise to rebuild ties with the EU and put Britain “at the heart of Europe” in…
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, reeling from crushing local election defeats, is facing a new setback to his leadership after a former minister said she would challenge him for the top job if no-one else stepped forward. Sir Kier’s Labour Party recorded the worst losses of a governing party in municipal polls since 1995,…
Champagne glass in hand, Nigel Farage grins broadly as he limbers up to the podium at Britain’s Cheltenham racecourse. The political veteran has much to celebrate, with Reform UK, the right-wing populist party he leads, having secured a seismic electoral breakthrough at Thursday’s local elections. Scores of town halls have turned Reform turquoise as millions…