Andy Burnham was declared Labour leader on July 17 after 379 of 403 MPs backed him, and is set to formally take office as Prime Minister on July 21.
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Farage quits his Commons seat to force Clacton by-election amid funding probe
Nigel Farage resigned as MP for Clacton-on-Sea on 7 July 2026 to trigger a by-election he will contest himself, while a parliamentary investigation into his undisclosed funding is put on hold.
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Keir Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister after Reform’s local election surge
Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister on June 22, less than two years in office, after Labour shed 1,496 council seats to a Reform UK surge in May elections.
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Cabinet ministers push Starmer to name his departure date
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told Keir Starmer to set a departure timetable, as two cabinet resignations and Andy Burnham’s Makerfield landslide push the Labour leadership crisis to a new threshold.
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Burnham wins purpose-built Makerfield seat to challenge Starmer
Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election on June 18 with 54.81%, entering Parliament to launch a Labour leadership challenge against Keir Starmer.
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Starmer faces rebellion as Labour loses 1,500 council seats to Reform
The UK’s local elections on May 8 delivered Labour its worst council result in decades, with the party losing 1,496 seats and control of 38 councils, and 72 MPs now demanding Starmer resign or set a departure timetable.