Labour party leadership

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner return questionnaires to Durham police

Labour leader and deputy have promised to resign if found to have breached Covid rules by eating curry and drinking beer at event

Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot

17, Jun, 2022 @5:46 PM

‘Labour sure to win Wakefield’: more tips from the Mystic Meg of politics

Prof Jon Tonge has won most of his political bets, so here are some predictions from a ‘trumped-up Nostradamus’

Matthew Weaver

11, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

Erdington result shows there might not yet be enough enthusiasm for Labour

Analysis: Despite a relatively comfortable victory, there is little for the party to be complacent about

Heather Stewart Political editor

04, Mar, 2022 @7:25 AM

Member of Labour’s ruling body resigns after failure to restore whip to Corbyn

Former MP Laura Pidcock says welcoming of Tory defector Christian Wakeford ‘crystallised unease’ over current leadership

Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent

26, Jan, 2022 @7:29 PM

Labour heckling shows party is moving on, say Starmer allies

Leader receives supportive applause from conference crowd for response to interruptions during speech

Jessica Elgot

29, Sep, 2021 @4:00 PM

I went to work for Keir Starmer because he promised to unite the party. I regret it now | Simon Fletcher

The Labour leader is busy unravelling the alliance he built with the left in order to get the job, says Simon Fletcher, former adviser to Starmer

Simon Fletcher

28, Sep, 2021 @1:20 PM

Sabotage claims as shadow minister quits in row with Labour leadership

Andy McDonald says Labour ‘more divided than ever’ hours after party unveils key spending pledge

Jessica Elgot and Heather Stewart

27, Sep, 2021 @7:27 PM

The Guardian view on Starmer’s Labour: time to take on the Tories | Editorial

Editorial: The Labour leader must know his party faces existential implications if it suffers a historic fifth election defeat

Editorial

26, Sep, 2021 @4:53 PM

Old faces of New Labour in Keir Starmer’s inner circle

The party leader has drafted in aides who worked for ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Michael Savage

26, Sep, 2021 @7:15 AM

Starmer U-turns on party reform plan ahead of Labour conference

Plan to return to electoral college dropped but deal agreed with unions to raise bar for leadership nomination

Jessica Elgot and Heather Stewart

25, Sep, 2021 @1:14 PM

Keir Starmer still ‘in discussions’ on Labour leadership rule changes

Leader faces tough decision on whether to press ahead with plans to drop one-member-one-vote system