This week, Anthony Albanese’s UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, succumbed to mounting pressure and resigned as prime minister. A number of comparisons have been made between the pair, including resounding election wins...
Read MoreFrom Cameron’s Brexit exit to Starmer’s Burnham bow-out, half a dozen PMs have gone. So who’s the best of the bunch?The UK has had six prime ministers in the last 10 years – with a seventh likely to be in...
Read MoreTo stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrowsA Labour leader arrives, shirt and smile ironed into place, in his...
Read MoreTory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s backBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an...
Read MoreTory leader reprimanded by speaker for invective against minister and saying Starmer had ‘400 knives in his back’Labour MPs have criticised Kemi Badenoch after a fractious prime minister’s questions on...
Read MoreTory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s backBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an...
Read MoreSpokesperson says departing PM will serve out remainder of his term representing Holborn and St PancrasUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer will remain the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after standing down as...
Read MorePrime minister to take PMQs as focus shifts to Andy Burnham and plans for governmentBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an international gathering of thousands...
Read MoreChief secretary to PM rules out leadership bid as he says he has received reassurances from BurnhamGood morning. There are very few upsides for Keir Starmer for his current situation, but one of them is that soon he will no...
Read MoreWith Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil serviceKeir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Makerfield byelection in what...
Read MoreIt’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr is online now answering your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and...
Read MoreA testy Reform UK leader tried to bat off questions about why a gigantic gift to him had anything to do with the publicHappy days. Ten glorious years. Maybe it was the chance to bask in the unmitigated triumphs of the UK’s...
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