Delusional, desperate and mostly called David, Brexiters gather to lament the Great Betrayal The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality The Guardian - UK · May 19
Senior figures in Blue Labour turn on Burnham over Brexit Maurice Glasman, founder of the influential Blue Labour movement, has offered his backing to home secretary Shabana Mahmood as the party’s next leader The Independent UK · May 19
Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds urge colleagues to support each other and remember ‘who we’re here to serve’ The Guardian - UK · May 19
Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour's Makerfield by-election candidate as he eyes party leadership New polling suggests the Mayor of Greater Manchester would beat Sir Keir Starmer in a head-to-head Labour leadership fight Evening Standard · May 19
Sadiq Khan backs Starmer as he warns Labour rebels against leadership contest Mayor of London tells The Independent Labour must ‘change the pace of delivery’ from now on The Independent UK · May 19
Inside the dirty tricks campaigns trying to stop Andy Burnham in race for No 10 NEWS ANALYSIS: As the phantom leadership contest rumbles on ahead of a by-election in Makerfield, political editor David Maddox looks at the dirty tricks campaigns being unleashed by Labour MPs to stop Andy Burnham making it into No 10 The Independent UK · May 19
Why Andy Burnham’s opponents have branded him a ‘human shopping trolley’ IN FULL The Independent UK · May 19
Streeting will expose ‘human shopping trolley’ Burnham, say allies of ex-health secretary Exclusive: Burnham has faced criticism for backtracking on his stance on Brexit and economic policies The Independent UK · May 19
Starmer chairs Cabinet as Burnham promises ‘new path’ for the country Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the Makerfield by-election was ‘the most consequential of our lives’. Evening Standard · May 19
Voices: What on earth does Keir Starmer have to laugh about? COMMENT: In photo after photo, the prime minister has never looked happier – but trust me, I know exactly how hard it is to look chipper when you’re at your most miserable, says Cleo Watson The Independent UK · May 19
Andy Burnham would beat Keir Starmer in leadership contest, new poll reveals The prime minister has vowed to fight any future leadership challenge despite calls to resign The Independent UK · May 19
UK won’t have ‘tailor-made’ deal to rejoin EU, former officials warn as Labour reopens Brexit debate Labour leadership candidates have renewed debates on Brexit in recent days The Independent UK · May 19
Wes Streeting’s Brexit play may be clever gamesmanship – but it has nothing to do with Europe Ten years after the referendum, its role as domestic football is still the order of the day – and the ex-health secretary is happy to use it in his leadership bid, says academic Anand Menon The Guardian - UK · May 19
Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered The foreign affairs select committee meets this week to discuss next steps and there are concerns any conclusions reached at this stage may be premature The Guardian - UK · May 19
Evening Standard · May 18 Starmer chairs new-look Cabinet as poll shows Labour members backing Burnham for leader Polling by YouGov suggested Andy Burnham would be Labour members’ preferred candidate for leader
The Independent UK · May 18 Keir Starmer to chair first Cabinet meeting since Wes Streeting’s resignation Polling by YouGov suggested Andy Burnham would be Labour members’ preferred candidate for leader.
The Independent UK · May 18 We need to talk about Brexit THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Don’t let the ugly civil war breaking out in the Labour Party over the EU deter us from the fact that we need to rerun this painful debate 10 years after we left
The Guardian - UK · May 18 Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’
The Independent UK · May 18 Downing Street accused of plot to derail Andy Burnham’s by-election hopes Exclusive: Labour MPs are being briefed that Burnham could bring back Corbyn amid claims of a dirty tricks campaign to stop the Greater Manchester mayor
The Guardian - UK · May 18 Starmer’s message to voters in Makerfield: vote Labour because you hate me The only useful purpose Keir can play in helping Andy Burnham get elected is to be the focus of everything that voters dislike about Labour
The Independent UK · May 18 What to know about the political chaos engulfing the UK's Labour Party and efforts to unseat Starmer Beleaguered British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to return to the business of running government
The Guardian - UK · May 18 It’s byelection bingo! Get ready for the Brexit arguments you heard 10 years ago, only louder Makerfield will be a test of what Labour would have to look like to beat Reform – so prepare yourself for regrets, broken promises and baffling assertions about ‘red wall’ voters, writes Zoe Williams
The Independent UK · May 18 Burnham left no one in doubt – he intends to be PM NEWS ANALYSIS: Confident mayor set out his stall as he called for ‘big changes’ in how the UK is run – and attacked Wes Streeting’s call to rejoin the EU, writes Kate Devlin
The Guardian - UK · May 18 Rejoin, reset or go Swiss-style? How the UK could try to unpick Brexit Wes Streeting has suggested he wants to see the UK ‘back in the EU’ one day – but the bloc might take some convincing
The Independent UK · May 18 Revealed: The Facebook accounts using AI to promote fake ‘good news’ stories about politicians Exclusive: Posts which ‘weaponise empathy’ are garnering hundreds of thousands of reactions online – as fact checkers warn false narratives are being ‘churned out at an industrial scale’