The Papers: 'Wes, prime minister?' and 'My flare lady'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting dominates the front pages on Thursday, as Sir Keir Starmer tries to retain his premiership.

Wes Streeting: the confident performer with a mixed record of reform

The health secretary’s ambition to succeed Keir Starmer is well known, but his time overseeing the NHS has proved trickier than expected

King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as PM Starmer's job hangs in the balance

The traditional pomp and pageantry surrounding the state opening of Parliament were overshadowed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's fight to remain in power after a rupture in his party.

Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer

Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose him UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force a race has sparked a frantic scramble on the left of Labour to find a candidate to oppose him, with Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner both possible contenders. Co...

By Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot and Pippa Crerar

Labour MPs massively out of step with public on cost of living, survey reveals

Exclusive: Cost of living is the nation’s top concern, government warned

By Albert Toth

Labour won’t take on the powerful

Swapping Keir Starmer for another prime minister won't change anything

By Hannah Spencer

John Downing: Of the three potential challengers, Andy Burnham has the best credentials for English-Irish ties

The loss of Keir Starmer as the UK’s prime minister would be a blow to British-Irish relations and potentially London’s interlinked relationship with the EU.

British Cypriot MP given government post

British Cypriot MP Nesil Caliskan has been appointed to a government post for the first time, being named by the country’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as the parliamentary undersecretary of state for devolution, faith, and communities. She was appointed to the role on Tuesday night and formally undertook her duties on Wednesday, and is […]

Labour's long knives: Starmer may be weak, but his opponents are not strong

British PM Keir Starmer’s authority has steadily collapsed this week, but a change of leader may do little to stop Labour’s deeper electoral decline, writes Sydney Nash.