The embattled prime minister is fighting for the backing of key colleagues after an elections mauling. Follow along for updates from the POLITICO team.
Starmer defiant amid Cabinet splits on his future — live updates
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Tue 04:00 - Financial Times
What is at stake in Britain’s elections?
Tue 06:48 - DN (SE)
Parkteatern makes a satirical election review
Wed 00:15 - BBC Politics
Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow
Wed 13:30 - France 24
UK local elections: What does it mean to be Scottish today?
Wed 15:16 - BBC Politics
Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections
Wed 17:25 - BBC Politics
When will the elections results come in?
Thu 10:27 - Euronews
Watch: potholes or Europe? Decoding Britain’s local elections
Thu 12:34 - Al Jazeera English
UK voters head to the polls in local elections
Thu 22:15 - BBC Politics
Six things to watch out for in the Scottish election
Fri 01:23 - Financial Times
Labour suffers heavy early local election losses as Reform surges
Fri 03:59 - Sky News (UK)
English council elections: What the results so far are telling us, in maps and charts
Fri 04:40 - BBC Politics
Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come
Fri 06:16 - BBC Politics
Chris Mason: Emerging picture shows Reform gains as Labour counts losses in heartland seats
Fri 06:34 - ANSA Mondo
Local elections in GB, Labor halved and Reform party first
Fri 07:31 - La Repubblica (IT)
Local elections in England: Farage triumphs. Labor collapse, Starmer: “I'm not resigning”
Fri 07:42 - ANSA Main
Local elections in Great Britain, Labor halved and Reform party first. Starmer: 'Hard result but I'm moving on'
Fri 08:13 - BBC Politics
Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
Fri 08:14 - DN (SE)
Great crisis in Labor - the far right is celebrating in England
Fri 08:18 - Al Jazeera English
UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?
Fri 08:28 - Al Jazeera English
UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains
Fri 08:52 - Sky News (UK)
It's bleak for Starmer - but plans to 'plunge the knife' may be fading
Fri 09:43 - France 24
Keir Starmer's Labour braces for heavy losses in UK local elections
Fri 09:43 - BBC Politics
Labour loses control of Exeter after 14 years
Fri 10:21 - ANSA Main
Labor halved and Reform party first. Starmer: 'Hard result but I'm moving on'
Fri 10:43 - BBC Politics
Reform gains control of Newcastle-under-Lyme in historic night for party
Fri 10:58 - BBC Politics
Reform ends Tories' 25-year control of Essex
Fri 11:00 - BBC Politics
Tough election results hurt but don't weaken my resolve, says PM
Fri 12:53 - NYT Europe
What’s at Stake in the UK’s Local Elections
Fri 14:50 - NYT Europe
SNP, Scotland’s Pro-Independence Party, Benefits From Labour’s Struggles With Voters
Fri 15:08 - Euronews
Why a weakened Starmer will worry the EU
Fri 15:13 - BBC Politics
Henry Zeffman: Election results leave Starmer vulnerable
Fri 15:53 - France 24
UK: The end of the traditional two-party system? Starmer faces crushing defeat in local polls
Fri 16:19 - ANSA Main
Labor defeat but Starmer remains: 'The government moves forward'. Farage flies, the Greens and Lib Dems also do well
Fri 17:32 - ANSA Main
The vote sinks Labor and sends Farage flying, but Starmer tries to resist
Fri 18:20 - France 24
Labour suffers losses across the UK as Reform surges: “Starmer’s survival depends on improvement”
Fri 19:05 - BBC Politics
Polanski says two-party politics 'dead' after election gains for Greens
Fri 20:54 - BBC Politics
Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow
Sat 02:07 - Sky News (UK)
Starmer should carry on as PM, but 'more of the same is not acceptable', says Harriet Harman
Sat 10:59 - El Mundo (ES)
Starmer 'rescues' former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as global finance envoy after Labor's historic defeat at the polls
Sat 12:26 - NYT Europe
Britain’s Electorate Is ‘Splintering.’ Can Its System Stand the Strain?
Sat 13:43 - BBC Politics
Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
Sun 02:00 - Politico EU
Starmer’s time is up — but not just yet
Sun 12:08 - Handelsblatt Politik
Great Britain: Party friends challenge Starmer after election defeat
Sun 16:45 - BBC Politics
Rayner issues 'last chance' warning to Starmer and backs Burnham's return
Sun 21:32 - BBC Politics
Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount
Sun 23:39 - Sky News (UK)
How many Labour MPs are calling on PM to go - and who are they?
Mon 00:30 - BBC Headlines
Chris Mason: Another crunch moment for Starmer as he pleads with Labour MPs not to topple him
Mon 07:33 - Politico EU
Can Burnham delay Starmer’s exit?
Mon 09:42 - Sky News (UK)
British Steel to be nationalised, says Starmer
Mon 09:49 - ANSA Main
Starmer: 'I don't intend to step aside and leave the country in chaos'
Mon 10:15 - Euronews
UK PM Starmer vows to put 'Britain at the heart of Europe' in key post-polls speech
Mon 10:27 - Le Monde
Keir Starmer rules out resigning despite local election results and unrest in Labor ranks
Mon 10:29 - NYT Europe
Starmer Promises Urgent Change as He Battles to Save Premiership
Mon 10:34 - El Mundo (ES)
Starmer insists that he is not resigning and charges against the opposition, which he describes as "very dangerous" for the United Kingdom
Mon 10:56 - BBC Politics
British Steel nationalisation plans announced by Starmer
Mon 11:51 - Politico EU
Starmer’s survival speech: What he said … and what he meant
Mon 12:38 - ANSA Mondo
Starmer, 'going back to the heart of Europe, we must strengthen the partnership'
Mon 12:38 - ANSA Top News
Starmer, 'going back to the heart of Europe, we must strengthen the partnership'
Mon 13:08 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Keir Starmer did not resign, he announced the nationalization of British Steel
Mon 13:32 - NYT Europe
Britain Will Nationalize Its Last Major Steel Mill, Prime Minister Says
Mon 16:36 - The Telegraph
Borrowing costs rise as Starmer’s reset fails to quell rebels
Mon 17:44 - Financial Times
PM vows to put Britain at ‘heart of Europe’
Mon 20:31 - Sky News (UK)
'The game is up': Starmer set to hold crucial cabinet meeting this morning as Labour MPs tell him to quit
Mon 20:36 - Aftenposten (NO)
BBC: 70 Labor MPs call for Starmer to resign
Mon 20:52 - France 24
Starmer announces plans to fully nationalise British Steel
Mon 21:12 - El Pais
The rebellion of dozens of Labor deputies places Starmer on the brink of resignation
Tue 03:18 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
The Home Secretary wants the British Prime Minister to leave. Keir Starmer in trouble
Tue 07:24 - SVT Nyheter (SE)
Keir Starmer pressured to resign - meets ministers
Tue 07:39 - Politico EU
Starmer defiant amid Cabinet splits on his future — live updates
Tue 09:00 - La Repubblica (IT)
Starmer doesn't give up: "I'm not resigning. I continue to govern"
Tue 09:33 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
A split in the British government, but Keir Starmer wants to keep his job
Tue 09:33 - ANSA Mondo
Starmer doesn't give up, 'I want to continue governing'
Tue 10:03 - Middle East Eye
Starmer criticised by Holocaust survivors for smearing Palestine marches
Tue 10:22 - El Mundo (ES)
Keir Starmer castles as Labor MPs calling for his resignation rise to 78