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Keir Starmer’s resignation speech: anatomy of a picture
What can we learn from the prime minister’s address in Downing Street and the people looking on? By Ben Quinn Photograph Sean Smit…
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Watch: A day of big changes and mixed emotions for Labour
Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader.
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Are oil markets too optimistic?
The economics of reopening a chokepoint that handles a fifth of the world's oil and overseas gas supply may prove more difficult t…
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Keir Starmer has quit as prime minister – what will happen next in UK politics?
Britain will soon have its fifth prime minister in four years. The Guardian explains how we got here and what challenges await Sta…
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How tensions with Trump dominated Starmer’s premiership
Analysts say foreign policy was an ‘area of relative strength’ for the prime minister – but goodwill with the White House soon eva…
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Who is Andy Burnham, the ‘man of the people’ likely to be next UK prime minister?
Expected successor to Keir Starmer has promised to understand voters outside London and those who feel unheard UK politics live – …
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The Guardian view on Labour’s leadership: Andy Burnham has a story. He must also have a plan | Editorial
Keir Starmer won power but never explained Britain’s crisis. The new MP for Makerfield offers a sharper diagnosis – and one that v…
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What could Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in power look like?
New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeed UK p…
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Analysis: Everything points to Burnham becoming PM within weeks
If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.
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Qatargate: Belgian judiciary issues arrest warrant for former EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos
The Qatargate investigation centres on allegations that foreign governments sought to influence decision-making in the European Pa…
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Keir Starmer’s economic legacy – in charts
PM said Labour had turned economy around – but his record on growth and unemployment appears mixed Keir Starmer used his leaving s…
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Qatargate: Belgium seeks to lift immunity for former Commissioner
Belgian authorities have launched a procedure that could result in an arrest warrant being issued for former EU Migration Commissi…
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Why did Keir Starmer resign and what could happen next?
The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.
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Starmer resigns as UK prime minister - The Latest
Keir Starmer has announced he is standing down as prime minister after days of intense pressure from Labour MPs, including cabinet…
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Ben Jennings on the 10th anniversary of Brexit – cartoon
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Leaders promise cash for reforms as part of ‘EU future’ for Moldova
The EU-Moldova summit amounted to a review Moldova’s progress in reforms on the path to European integration, particularly on the …
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EU countries push to retain Eastern Europe carbon pricing rebate
The €20 billion ‘modernisation fund’ is anything but, campaigners warn
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Taliban delegation on its way to Brussels
The five-strong Taliban team will only be allowed to stay in Belgium for one day
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EXCLUSIVE: Commission mulls food, feed and fuel protein strategy
In a leaked document, the bloc's executive looks at Ukraine to cut import dependence
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The Brief – Starmer bows out
The UK has sought to cultivate a closer relationship with the EU, though efforts have always been complicated by the strength of f…
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Second Reform councillor quits party
Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.
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What do we know about Andy Burnham's politics?
This is not the first time Burnham has tried to become Labour leader, so what else do we know?
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Iran war shock significant but unlikely to last, says Lagarde
ECB chief also warns that 'the situation remains fragile, with risks of setbacks or possibly re-escalation'
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Good luck, Andy Burnham – you’ll need more than a smile and a better bus service to succeed in No 10 | Simon Jenkins
As prime minister, Starmer acted with dignity. What a pity that those Labour colleagues who ousted him could not do the same The t…