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Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his departure outside 10 Downing Street, 22 June 2026. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in…
Good morning. Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the referendum to leave the EU, which means that Wednesday is the…
Andy Burnham’s byelection win in Makerfield fired the starter pistol on another fierce contest. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in…
Time, it seems, is running out for Sir Keir Starmer. A prime minister can survive bad polls, bitter briefings and…
Keir Starmer spent the weekend at his Chequers country retreat finalising a likely exit plan. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/ReutersView image in…
Andy Burnham celebrates victory in the Makerfield byelection, 19 June 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham celebrates…
Keir loyalist Peter Kyle is usually Tigger personified. If anyone could spin for the prime minister, it was him. Photograph:…
The Guardian’s senior political correspondent, Peter Walker, has more on the prime minister’s intentions going forward: Keir Starmer is expected…
Starmer would be thinking about ‘what putting country first means in a moment like this’, said Peter Kyle. Photograph: Peter…
Andy Burnham speaks to supporters in Makerfield after his victory in the byelection. Photograph: Jon Super/APView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham…