Starmer (UK)

Merz, Macron, Meloni, Starmer and Tusk meet in Berlin to harden NATO's European pillar before Ankara, sidelining Madrid over the 5% target

Less than two years after a landslide, Keir Starmer resigns amid Reform UK's surge; Burnham is frontrunner; nominations open July 9

After winning Makerfield, Burnham is the sole declared candidate to succeed caretaker PM Starmer

Two defence resignations on 11 June reframe the collapse as policy-driven, not just poll panic