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The potential challengers to Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.
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Wes Streeting: Ambitious Labour heavyweight taking a swing at Starmer
The health secretary comes from a tough background and threw himself into Labour politics at an early age.
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Poll: Democrats would give up Black voting power to beat the GOP
In a new POLITICO Poll, a plurality of Democrats say the party should counter Republican gerrymandering, even if it means reducing the number of majority-minority districts.
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Chris Mason: Potential leadership challengers jostle for position
Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.
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USDA employees allege Easter religious message violated First Amendment
A federal lawsuit alleges Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has "adopted a practice of sending increasingly proselytizing communications" to her employees.
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Chris Mason: Big moment ahead for Streeting to decide whether to go for it
There is a big moment coming in the next 24 hours, for Sir Keir Starmer and for would-be challengers to the prime minister.
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From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills in the King’s Speech
BBC correspondents look at some of the new bills Sir Keir Starmer's government wants to pass.
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The key measures in the King’s Speech
The monarch has outlined the government's plans for new laws in the next session of Parliament.
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Watch: Wes Streeting leaves No 10 – minutes after arrival
Health Secretary Wes Streeting leaves No 10 less than 20 minutes after arriving for a meeting with the prime minister.
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Read all the ministers’ resignation letters in full
Ministers including Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips have resigned over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
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Henry Zeffman: Keir Starmer fights back for now
The prime minister told the Cabinet a leadership contest had not been triggered, and that he wouldn't be resigning.
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Watch: Keir Starmer’s message of defiance to his own party
Watch: Keir Starmer's message of defiance to his own party
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Trump’s Redistricting Push Could Cost Republicans More Than It Gains
Republicans chasing extra House seats risk energizing Democrats and alienating key new voters.
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What Americans mean when they say they’re worried about a stolen election
New results from The POLITICO Poll show Democrats are worried about voter suppression while Republicans are worried about voter fraud.
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Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on 1 big election issue
As campaign spending hits record highs, voters across parties question how deeply money shapes elections.
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I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President.
What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.
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The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever
The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this “trade nerd.”
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Ukraine’s Weirdest Front Line
How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine's war strategy.
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Poll: Voters aren’t so sure about Trump’s sweeping election bill
The POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans neither support nor oppose the bill, or are unsure, even as the president makes it a top priority.
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‘We Want to Move on From Losing’: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028
The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.
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Democratic leaders want an affordability debate on AI. Critics say they’re ducking the real fight.
The party that hopes to reclaim control of Congress in the November election remains divided on its approach to Big Tech’s top priority.
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Poll: The midterms’ new big players are pushing agendas that voters don’t fully support
An April POLITICO Poll finds broad skepticism about both crypto and AI, creating a growing tension for candidates benefiting from the influx of cash.
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Poll: Job losses, China threats split GOP on Trump’s AI agenda
About 3 out of 4 Americans who voted for the president support some form of government oversight on artificial intelligence — even as the Trump administration pushes deregulation.
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Relish and dread as Starmer ‘shambles’ hangs over Scotland and Wales elections
Laura Kuenssberg travels to Wales and Scotland to speak to candidates and voters ahead of May 7 polls.
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Why Starmer still can’t move on from the Mandelson mess
The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.
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Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters aren’t buying it.
A majority say the war is not in the national interest, and many lack confidence in the president’s goals — including some 2024 supporters.
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Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means?
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RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now.
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Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes
A new POLITICO Poll finds that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy again supporters don’t align with him — or each other — on some key issues.
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Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms
A new POLITICO Poll finds cracks in the coalition that helped put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump in office.
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As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can’t find peace at home
British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.
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Why Europe’s leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities
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Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope
Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained. More detainees are opting for voluntary departure than ever…
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Trump’s Lumber Tariffs and Disaster Recovery
Border taxes on imports from Canada will slow rebuilding in Los Angeles and North Carolina.