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‘An hour of abuse’: Jeremy Corbyn on Labour coups, and whether he feels sorry for Starmer

As Keir Starmer endures a slow ousting, his predecessor recalls the day in 2016 when colleagues tried to force him out – and assesses who might come next

The Guardian - UK

If Labour didn’t exist, would you invent it? Streeting, Rayner, Burnham – you need to tell us why

The party needs a leader who clearly understands the difficulties facing ordinary people. I am yet to see anyone obviously equal to that challenge, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting: A man with his eye on Downing Street

The former health secretary has made no secret of his ambitions to reach the top.

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Wes Streeting profile: What would the Ilford North MP be like as Prime Minister?

Asked in 2018 who would be Prime Minister in a decade, the Ilford North MP answered: ‘It'll probably be me’

Evening Standard

It’s Rayner or no-one facing Starmer in Labour leadership contest, Corbyn says

It might be Angela Rayner or nobody facing Sir Keir Starmer in a potential Labour leadership challenge, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: Is this Starmer’s last stand?

In today’s newsletter: As the prime minister loses his grip on his party, his health minister appears to be waiting in the wings to take a chance on a leadership bid

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting: How a man whose grandfather was an armed robber now finds himself on the cusp of No 10

PROFILE: As a young child, he regularly visited his grandfather in prison. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting – the now former health secretary – finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in…

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Ousting Keir Starmer is harder than it looks – party rules mean he can choose to keep fighting

Between 2016 and 2024 the UK saw four changes of prime minister by way of a party leadership contest. In that time, even casual observers became familiar with the dramatic process that the Conservative Party uses to topple one leader and select another. Secret letters to the 1922 Committee, the…

The Conversation

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Danger now lurks for Keir Starmer in every corner of Westminster

Commentary: Friends, just months ago, may now be foes as the Prime Minister fights for his political life

Evening Standard

How could Labour remove Keir Starmer? Four possible routes

Replacing a leader is difficult, as Jeremy Corbyn proved – but MPs can apply pressure, publicly or privately

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

Green party leader also accuses rightwing media of politically motivated attacks as popularity grows

The Guardian - UK

The Greens need to learn the right lessons from the destruction of Corbynism

Zack Polanski must be more nimble in fending off attacks than the former Labour leader or he risks suffering the same fate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Battle for Inner London: Greens targeting Labour stronghold boroughs in local elections

Devastating polls for Sir Keir Starmer’s party suggest Labour will lose at least six of the 21 councils it currently controls in the capital

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Tension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggle

With a fast-expanding membership and historic electoral gains in sight, the Israel–Palestine debate is testing party unity

The Guardian - UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson and McSweeney: a partnership forged on winning and crushing the Labour left

Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting process

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

Green party leader attacks Keir Starmer’s ‘silly games’ after prime minister accused him of playing down recent incidents

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Evening Standard

Labour's former general secretary lays into Keir Starmer as she joins Green Party

Jennie Formby, who managed Labour from 2018 to 2020, said she would be campaigning for Zack Polanski’s party ahead of the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard

OPINION - Jeremy Corbyn: Why I'm supporting independents to defeat Labour in London on May 7

The Your Party leader says the local elections will ‘show what happens when the Left comes together’ as he reveals why he’s backing pro-Gaza independent candidates in Labour’s London heartlands

The Guardian - UK

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘We both agreed Brexit was a disaster - but disagreed about who was responsible for that’

A university researcher and a property manager may have found (some) common ground on leaving the EU – but what about affordable homes?

Evening Standard

Vote Labour or risk Farage, warns Sadiq Khan as party launches London elections campaign amid dire approval ratings

The Mayor launched Labour’s London local elections campaign in Peckham after poll showing party could lose all but two of its councils

The Guardian - UK

‘People need hope’: Greens court voters in battle for north-east council seats

Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll aims to win central Newcastle ward after defecting to the Green party

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