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UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer
LONDON (AP) — Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from inside his own government broke out into open rebellion Thursday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and anoth...

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Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government
Who Is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Wife? What to Know About Victoria Starmer
Starmer hopes King’s Speech’s ‘radical agenda’ will help save his job
Sir Keir Starmer pinned his hopes on a “radical agenda” to set a “new direction for Britain” as he faced the prospect of a bid to oust him as Labour leader and Prime Minister.

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Starmer latest: Prime minister is 'unpopular', minister admits - but hits out at 'internal-facing nonsense' in Labour
UK's Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King's Speech
Every Labour MP who has demanded Starmer quit as number reaches 96
Mr Streeting – widely seen as a leadership hopeful – did not suggest he intended to challenge the prime minister in his letter, but he did urge him to set a timeline for his departure.

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Four key excerpts from Streeting's resignation letter
From ally to rival, Wes Streeting turns on UK PM Starmer

U.K. Bonds Slide as Starmer's Leadership Woes Mount

U.K. government bonds slid on Friday as political pressure builds on Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The 10-year U.K. government bond yield rose more than 0.1 percentage po

Senior minister quits Starmer as British PM?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has the challenge he dared his mutinous party to produce, setting up a potential clash over the future of the United Kingdom and its ruling center-left Labour Party.

British PM Keir Starmer faces growing calls for resignation after election losses

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after devastating local election results. Two junior ministers resigned from the government and called for a change in leadership.

UK's Starmer faces survival battle as potential rivals circle

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was struggling to hold on to power after his main rival in the government resigned, accusing him of political drift, and others positioned themselves for potential challenges to his leadership.

Trump's China Visit Wraps, SCOTUS Mifepristone, Kier Starmer Under Pressure To Resign

President Trump is heading home from Beijing claiming he made fantastic trade deals with China, including a commitment for 200 Boeing jets and soybean purchases.The Supreme Court kept the abortion pill mifepristone available over telemedicine,

Labour live: Keir Starmer 'will not block' Andy Burnham from return to Parliament - as MP stands down to clear path

Wes Streeting has finally quit as Health Secretary - but is not planning to launch a leadership contest today - while Angela Rayner also has a clearer path to a potential tilt at the top job

Senior UK minister resigns, calls for a leadership contest to oust PM Starmer

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Labour's Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer,

British PM Keir Starmer's job is in jeopardy after his party was trounced in elections

After a victory for the far right in municipal elections, Britain's center-left ruling party is in turmoil over whether to replace the unpopular prime minister, Keir Starmer — and with whom.